Inkpen
Inkpen | |
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2011 census)[1] | |
• Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SU3664 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Hungerford |
Postcode district | RG17 |
Dialling code | 01488 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Royal Berkshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Inkpen Village |
Inkpen is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast of Hungerford, most of the land of which is cultivated fields with scattered woodland once part of a former forest of Savernake. Inkpen has boundaries with Wiltshire and Hampshire, including parts of Walbury Hill, the highest point in South East England, and Inkpen Hill.
History
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The earliest record of Inkpen is in the Cotton
Evolution of the name
Below is a selection of subsequent spellings of a dictated Inkpen over a period of some three hundred years by various scribes:
- Ingepenne 935.[4]
- Hingepene 1086.[4]
- Ingepenna 1167, Ingepenn 1167, Ingepenne 1167,[4] Yngepenn 1167, Yngepenne 1167.[citation needed]
- Ynkepenee 1230, Yngelpenne 1235, Ynkepenne 1241, Ingelpenne 1241, Hingepenna 1242, Ingepepenn 1242, Ingelpenn 1252, Enkepenne 1282, Inckepene 1292.[citation needed]
Stone Age
The area was part of
There were people living on the Downs of Inkpen some 5,000 years ago. Intact pots by the
The West Berkshire Museum has a number of bone tools and a bronze knife found in Inkpen that date from this period. In 1908 trenches dug at Sadler's Farm, the site of a ploughed-out barrow, revealed a large quantity of animal and some human bones, horns and some early or
Iron Age
In the
Roman
There is little evidence of Roman activity in Inkpen. Some of the hill trail trade was diverted down to the Ermin Way and Romanized Britons certainly lived in the area. In 1984 archaeological finds were discovered near Lower Green suggesting the presence of a Roman dwelling of some kind, possibly not unlike the Roman villas found at nearby Kintbury and Littlecote. During building work near Combe in 2003, a Roman burial was found.
Saxon
The
.Amenities and landmarks
The parish church of Saint Michael is 13th century.[4][6] The east window of the chancel and west window of the nave were added in the 15th century.[4] The church was restored by Clapton Crabb Rolfe in 1896; he added the south porch, south window and north aisle.[7] The church's new reredos, altar tables, rood and rood screen, pulpit, lectern and much new seating were carved for Rolfe by Harry Hems of Exeter.[8] The church is a Grade II* listed building.[9]
Near the centre of the village, just off Post Office Road, is
Inkpen House, the old rectory, was built in 1695 and is a Grade II* listed building.
Inkpen Village Hall, near the village pond, was built in 1924 and holds social, sports, hobbies and events for the whole village. The hall has a monthly farmers' market.[17] Inkpen primary school, designed by G.E. Street and built in 1850,[15] has about sixty pupils and is a Grade II listed building.[18][19] Inkpen had two public houses, the Crown & Garter[20] and the Swan Inn, the latter closed in April 2018 and was for sale as of December 2018.[21][22] Both were hotels and had restaurants.
Half of the crest of Walbury Hill is in the parish, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of the village
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 |
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Civil parish | 145 | 110 | 36 | 39 | 11 | 0.130 | 0.009 | 0.403 | 855 | 12.9 |
See also
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 8 December 2014.
- ^ Charter S 1533 at the Electronic Sawyer
- ^ Benjamin Thorpe (1865). Diplomatarium Anglicum Aevi Saxonici. p. 496. google books preview
- ^ a b c d e f Page & Ditchfield, 1924, pages 200–205
- ^ Byard, A. (17 March 2014). "Finds record for: BERK-6D21A8". The Portable Antiquities Scheme. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ Pevsner, 1966, page 158
- ^ Pevsner, 1966, pages 158–159
- ^ Saint, 1970
- ^ Historic England (6 February 1952). "Church of St. Michael (Grade II*) (1290597)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Gardens to Visit. "A spectacular 200-year-old mystery". Telegraph. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Historic England (10 September 1951). "Inkpen House (Grade II*) (1290598)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ "Speciality of the House". Country Life. 21 July 2006.
- ^ Historic England (10 September 1951). "Kirby House (Grade II*) (1221220)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Historic England (10 September 1951). "West Court House (Grade II) (1290565)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b Pevsner, 1966, page 159
- ^ "Inkpen, West Berkshire". Historic England. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Inkpen: Inkpen Farm and Country Market".
- ^ "Home". Inkpen Primary School.
- ^ Historic England (11 April 1972). "Inkpen primary school (Grade II) (1221232)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ "The Crown & Garter". www.crownandgarter.co.uk.
- ^ "The Swann Inn". www.theswaninn-organics.co.uk.
- ^ "Check out this commercial property on Rightmove!". Rightmove.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
Sources
- Page, W.H.; Ditchfield, P.H., eds. (1924). A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 200–205.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 158–159.
- Saint, Andrew (1970). "Three Oxford Architects". Oxoniensia. XXXV. Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society: 53ff. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2009.