Checkendon
Checkendon | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Reading | |
Postcode district | RG8 | |
Dialling code | 01491 | |
Police | Thames Valley | |
Fire | Oxfordshire | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
UK Parliament | ||
Checkendon is a village and
History
The parish records exist from the 7th century. The village is listed in the
Parish church
The
The bell tower has a ring of eight bells. Four were cast by Lester and Pack of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in 1765, two were cast in 1879 by Mears and Stainbank also of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and two more also cast by Mears and Stainbank were added in 1967.[8] The turret clock is by Tucker of London, dated 1853.[9] Saint Peter and Saint Paul parish is now a member of The Langtree Team Ministry: a Church of England benefice that also includes the parishes of Ipsden, North Stoke, Stoke Row, Whitchurch-on-Thames and Woodcote.[10] The war artist Eric Kennington (1888–1960), who was churchwarden, is buried here.
Amenities
Checkendon has a
There is also the Black Horse public house at Scots Common.[15] Checkendon has an equestrian centre located on Lovegroves Lane.[16] Checkendon Cricket Club[17] plays in the Berkshire Cricket League First Division.[18]
North of the village, in the 19th-century Wheelers Barn, is
Public transport
No bus routes serve Checkendon: The nearest bus services are found in Woodcote.
Gallery
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Perplexing signpost at Hookend
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Nuba Survival by John Buckley (2001)
References
- ^ "Area: Checkendon CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ ""Checkendon Village: A Brief History" at checkendon.org". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-9569934-9-6.
- ^ The camp was situated at 51°33′20″N 1°02′49″W / 51.555556°N 1.046944°W
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, pp. 533–534.
- ^ Stuff, Good. "Church of St Peter and St Paul, Checkendon, Oxfordshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Long 1972, p. 90.
- ^ Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers, Reading Branch Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Checkendon", guide available at the church, published July 1978
- ^ "The Langtree Team Ministry". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.
- ^ Checkendon Church of England Primary School[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Geograph:: The Four Horseshoes, Checkendon © Colin Bates". www.geograph.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ The Highwayman Archived 12 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Villagers oppose plans for new homes in grounds of former pub". www.henleystandard.co.uk.
- ^ "Black Horse, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 0TE - pub details". beerintheevening.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Home". Checkendon Equestrian Centre. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Checkendon Cricket Club at checkendon.org". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Berkshire Cricket League Fixtures Table". berkshirecricketleague.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012.
- ^ Philip Koomen Furniture Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Making The Cure: Disintegration - Classic Pop Magazine". www.classicpopmag.com.
- ^ "marillion.com | Racket Records Store". www.marillion.com.
- ^ "Manic Street Preachers - Gold Against the Soul Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Checkendon Sculpture – The Nuba Embrace". anxioussilence.co.uk. 16 February 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
Sources
- Long, E.T. (1972). "Medieval Wall Paintings in Oxfordshire Churches". Oxoniensia. XXXVII. Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society: 106–107.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; ISBN 0-14-071045-0.