Ashampstead
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Ashampstead
West Berkshire Essamestede (1155 — 8). ‘Homestead by the ash-tree(s)’. OE æsc + hām-stede.
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| Ashbocking, Ashbourne, Ashbrittle |
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Ashampstead
Coordinates: 51°29′N 1°11′W / 51.49°N 1.19°W
| Ashampstead | |
 St. Clement's parish church |
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 Ashampstead
Ashampstead shown within Berkshire |
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| Population | 398 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SU5676 |
| Unitary authority | West Berkshire |
| Ceremonial county | Berkshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Newbury |
| Postcode district | RG8 |
| Dialling code | 01635 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Berkshire | |
Ashampstead is a small village and civil parish in the rural area between Reading, Newbury and Streatley in Berkshire. The parish population is about 400, occupying some 150 dwellings.
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History
The village was called Esshamstede in the 13th and 14th centuries.
The Church of England parish church of Saint Clement[disambiguation needed 
] dates from the 12th century. It has 13th century frescoes and a 15th century wooden bell turret. It is believed[by whom?] the frescoes may have been commissioned from Lyre Abbey in Normandy, France.[citation needed] The only remaining bell dates from 1662.
Local government
Ashampstead is a civil parish in the area of West Berkshire unitary authority.
References
- ^ "Area selected: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do;jsessionid=ac1f930d30d6e0b88fa37adc477e82e8cf28f9d4e468?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=4&containerAreaId=790310&nsjs=true&nsck=true&nssvg=false&nswid=1440. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
Further reading
- Page, William; Ditchfield, P.H., eds (1923). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 3. pp. 449–452.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). The Buildings of England: Berkshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 70.
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