Pangbourne
| Pangbourne | |
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2021 census) | |
| • Density | 482/km2 (1,250/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU6376 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode district | RG8 |
| Dialling code | 0118 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Pangbourne is a village and
independent school, Pangbourne College
.
Geography
Pangbourne is situated on the
Winter storms of 2013–14 in the United Kingdom
.
History
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Pangbourne's name is recorded from 844 as
dative case), which means "the stream of the people of [a man called] Pǣga".[citation needed
]
In
monument is in the Church of England parish church of Saint James the Less
.
The Pangbourne
Governor of Nova Scotia, whose son later succeeded John at the manor. The family produced a number of sheriffs and MPs for Berkshire, as well as doctors and rectors of the parish.[citation needed
]
Queen Elizabeth II in March 2000. It was built to commemorate the lives and sacrifice of all who died during the Falklands War of 1982, and the courage of those who served with them to preserve the sovereignty of the islands.[6] The Queen revisited the Memorial Chapel in 2007 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Falklands war.[citation needed
]
On 12th April 2024, the men's section of the public toilets were officially opened by David Potts, standing in for the planned Joe Lycett.[7]
Governance
Pangbourne is a civil parish with an elected parish council. The parish covers the immediate agricultural green buffer and a part wooded, part cultivated south-western area. The rural area contains no other significant settlements and includes Pangbourne College.
Transport
London Paddington via Reading
.
Pangbourne and District Silver Band
The history of the Pangbourne Band began in 1893 when a fife and drum band used to rehearse in a shed behind the water mill, but when the
Second World War, when many of the bandsmen served in the Armed Forces and the band again broke up and the instruments were held in storage. In 1962, Henry Fuller, a local tutor, started the village brass group. Local musicians became involved when the old instruments were recovered from storage, and the band was established as a full-size contesting brass band within a few years.[10] In 2009, Pangbourne All-Comers' Band was begun, incorporating brass and, for parade days, drums and bell lyre glockenspiel
.
Demography and land use
 | This section needs to be updated. (September 2023) |
| 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 | 478 | 418 | 101 | 187 | 41 | 0.237 | 0.012 | 0.654 | 2978 | 6.8 |
References
- ^ "Pangbourne Parish Council Website". Pangbourne Parish Council. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ ISBN 0-319-23730-3.
- ^ "Pangbourne". www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Pangbourne War Memorial". Vera Waddington. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ Simpson, Aislinn (27 August 2007). "Waterways that inspired literary gems at risk". The Daily Telegraph. p. 11.
- ^ "The Falklands Island Memorial Chapel". The Trustees of the Falkland Island Memorial Chapel Trust. Archived from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/24250868.channel-4s-joe-lycett-big-brother-celeb-david-potts-pangbourne/
- ^ a b "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
- ^ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ History – Pangbourne Band Website Retrieved on 17 July 2013.
- ^ Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005
Bibliography
- Page, W.H., eds. (1923). "Pangbourne". A History of the County of Berkshire. Victoria County History. Vol. 3. pp. 303–306.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 191–192.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pangbourne.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Pangbourne.
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