Bagnor
Bagnor | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Newbury | |
Postcode district | RG20 | |
Dialling code | 01635 | |
Police | Thames Valley | |
Fire | Royal Berkshire | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
UK Parliament | ||
Bagnor is a village close to the town of
Geography
Bagnor is located in West Berkshire. It is near the villages of Speen, Donnington, Boxford, and Winterbourne, as well as the hamlet of Honey Bottom. Donnington Castle, a significant site in the history of the First English Civil War, lies less than a mile to the east.[1]
History
Bagnor was recorded in the Domesday Book as Bagenore.[2]
"Humphrey the
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The Blackbird public house has stood in the village since the 17th century.[3]
Bagnor Manor
Bagnor Manor is a
The priory was dissolved in c.1524 and its lands seized by
Local government
Bagnor forms part of the civil parish of Speen, which is itself part of the district administered by the unitary authority of West Berkshire.[6]
Watermill Theatre
The Watermill Theatre is a privately owned
Rack Marsh
Notable residents
A number of notable individuals have lived in the village or its immediate surroundings. They include:
- Jill Fraser MBE, theatre owner and director, who was artistic director of the Watermill Theatre from 1981 to 2006.[10]
- Lord Hanson, industrialist, who lived on the outskirts of the village.
- OBE, television presenter and author, who bought and converted Brook House on the Winterbourne in 1948, moving on to Lymingtonin 1960.
- Sir BBC television series.[11]
- George Melly, jazz musician and writer
- Peter Palumbo, Baron Palumbo, property developer and art collector, who lived in Bagnor Manor.[12]
See also
References
- ^ Grid reference SU461692
- ^ "The Domesday Book Online: Berkshire A-C". Archived from the original on 30 December 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2007.
- ^ "The Blackbird Pub". Retrieved 3 May 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "Bagnor Manor Farmhouse (Grade II) (1220574)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Berkshire History". Retrieved 3 May 2009.
- ^ "West Berkshire Council". Retrieved 3 May 2009.
- ^ "Watermill Theatre Website – Save the Watermill". Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ "Watermill Theatre Website – About Us". Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ "SSSI designation for Kennet and Lambourn Floodplain" (PDF). Retrieved 22 December 2007.
- ^ "Watermill Theatre Profile: Jill Fraser". Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
- ^ "Independent Online "Newbury: What the battle is all about"". The Independent. London. 14 January 1996. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
- ^ "Independent Online "Newbury: What the battle is all about"". The Independent. London. 14 January 1996. Retrieved 3 May 2009.