Ashampstead

Ashampstead

Ashampstead

Village and Civil parish in England

Ashampstead is a small village and civil parish in the rural area between Reading, Newbury and Streatley in Berkshire, England. 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.[citation needed] The Church of England parish church of Saint Clement dates from the 12th century. It has 13th century frescoes and a 15th-century wooden bell turret. It is believed the frescoes may have been painted by monks from the nearby Reading Abbey. The only remaining bell dates from 1662.[citation needed]

Notable People

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Area selected: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. [3]
    Lloyd, Stephen. H Balfour Gardiner (2005), p. 71
  4. [4]
    British Tone Poems, Volume One, Chandos CD 10939 (2017), notes by Lewis Foreman

Sources

Media related to Ashampstead at Wikimedia Commons


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