Brightwalton
| Brightwalton | |
|---|---|
2011 census)[1] | |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU4279 |
| Civil parish |
|
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Newbury |
| Postcode district | RG20 |
| Dialling code | 01488 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Brightwalton Web Site |
Brightwalton is a village and
Parish church
The Church of England parish church of All Saints existed by the time of the Domesday Book of 1086.[2] The building was demolished in 1863[2] and replaced by a Gothic Revival one designed by G E Street,[3] who was architect to the Diocese of Oxford. Street retained and re-used some 13th century Early English Gothic features from the original building.[2]
School
The parish has a Church of England primary school.[4] It too was designed by Street and built in 1863.[5]
Transport
Bus travel from Newbury is provided by service 107.[6]
Notable residents
In about 1715 the Savo(u)ry family moved to the village from nearby
Sir
The author Monica Dickens lived in the village in the last years of her life.[9] Prolific children's author Rosemary Hayes went to school locally.
Demography
| Output area | Homes owned outright | Owned with a loan | Socially rented | Privately rented | Other | km2 roads | km2 water | km2 domestic gardens | Usual residents | km2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil parish | 44 | 52 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 0.076 | 0.001 | 0.132 | 366 | 8.45 |
See also
- List of civil parishes in Berkshire
- List of places in Berkshire
References
- ^ a b "Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005". Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d Page & Ditchfield 1924, pp. 48–51
- ^ Pevsner 1966, p. 101.
- ^ Brightwalton CofE Primary School
- ^ Pevsner 1966, p. 102.
- ^ "Connect Service 101" (PDF). Newbury and District. January 2013. Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "SAVORY, William (fl 1788-1789)". AIM25: Archives in London and the M25 area. 1998–2013.
- ^ See Stuart Eagles, Medicine and Society in Late Eighteenth-Century Berkshire: The Commonplace Book of William Savory of Brightwalton and Newbury (Berkshire Record Society, 2024). See also George C. Peachey, The life of William Savory, surgeon of Brightwalton (J.J. Keliher, 1903).
- ^ "Latest wills", The Times page 14, 13 August 1993
Sources
- Page, W.H.; Ditchfield, P.H., eds. (1924). A History of the County of Berkshire. Victoria County History. Vol. 4. assisted by John Hautenville Cope. London: The St Katherine Press. pp. 48–51.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). The Buildings of England: Berkshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 101–102.
External links
Media related to Brightwalton at Wikimedia Commons
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
