Billingbear
| Billingbear | ||
|---|---|---|
Metropolitan county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | READING | |
| Postcode district | RG40 | |
| Dialling code | 01344 | |
| Police | Thames Valley | |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire | |
| Ambulance | South Central | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Billingbear is a hamlet in the civil parish of Binfield and a former country estate in the civil parish of Waltham St Lawrence, near Bracknell, in the English county of Berkshire.[1]
Geography
The settlement lies between the
motorway
and the village of Binfield, just north-west of Binfield Parish Church, along Carters Hill and Billingbear Lane. The country estate is immediately to the west.
Billingbear Park
Billingbear Park is now the site of a large late 20th century
country house and a golf course. It was previously a large area of parkland surrounding Billingbear House, a huge Elizabethan mansion erected in 1567 by Henry Neville (d. 1593).[1] It burnt down in 1924.[1]
Allanbay Park
Just north-east of the hamlet is Allanbay Park, a grade II listed country house set in parkland.Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and lady-in-waiting to her cousin, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. In 1955, Group Captain Peter Townsend stayed at Allanbay to avoid the press furore surrounding his relationship with the Princess.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 9781905191017.
- ^ "Allanbay Park". British Listed Buildings.
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