Easthampstead

Coordinates: 51°24′16″N 0°45′23″W / 51.40443°N 0.75640°W / 51.40443; -0.75640
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Easthampstead
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRACKNELL
Postcode districtRG12
Dialling code01344
PoliceThames Valley
FireRoyal Berkshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Berkshire
51°24′16″N 0°45′23″W / 51.40443°N 0.75640°W / 51.40443; -0.75640

Easthampstead is a former village and now a southern suburb of the town of

St Michael and St Mary Magdalene. This building houses some of the finest stained glass works of Sir Edward Burne-Jones.[1]

History

In Easthampstead there is evidence of local

Scheduled Ancient Monument
.

Easthampsted is mentioned as an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086 as land belonging to the abbey of Westminster St. Peter in the hundred of Ripplesmere.[2] It was a small village of 14 villagers and 8 ploughlands, and had a value of £5 in 1066. By 1070 it was only worth £2.5.

Originally Easthampstead was an important parish in

hill fort in East Berkshire.[1]

Easthampstead once had its own

Rural District. In 1971 the parish had a population of 209.[3] On 1 April 1984 the parish was abolished and merged with Binfield, Bracknell, Crowthorne and Winkfield.[4]

Sport and leisure

Easthampstead also sports some of Bracknell's more interesting features such as the Bracknell Sports and Leisure centre.

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 9781905191017
    .
  2. ^ http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SU8667/easthampstead/ Open Domesday: Easthampstead
  3. A Vision of Britain through Time
    . Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Bracknell Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

External links

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