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Upper Lambourn

Ashdown House seen from the North - geograph.org.uk - 473930.jpg
Ashdown House


Upper Lambourn is located in Berkshire

Upper Lambourn

Upper Lambourn



Upper Lambourn shown within Berkshire

OS grid reference SU312803
Civil parish
  • Lambourn
Unitary authority
  • West Berkshire
Ceremonial county
  • Berkshire
Region
  • South East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Thames Valley
Fire Royal Berkshire
Ambulance South Central

EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament
  • Newbury


List of places

UK

England

Berkshire


51°31′15″N 1°32′57″W / 51.520735°N 1.549031°W / 51.520735; -1.549031Coordinates: 51°31′15″N 1°32′57″W / 51.520735°N 1.549031°W / 51.520735; -1.549031

Upper Lambourn is a small village in the county of Berkshire, England.[1] The village is situated in the civil parish of Lambourn ,[2] and is 1.2 miles (2 km) to the north-west of the village of Lambourn, just off the Lambourn to Shrivenham road. The parish is within the district of West Berkshire, close to the point where the counties of Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire meet.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Geography


Upper Lambourn has several sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) near the village, these include the famous prehistoric Seven Barrows.[3] Other sites of SSSI near the village are Croker's Hole, Parkfarm Down and Fognam Chalk Quarry.[4][5][6]Ashdown House, of which part of the grounds is also an SSSI, lies approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the north-west, on the Shrivenham road.[7]



See also



  • List of places in Berkshire

  • Berkshire Downs



References





  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 174 Newbury & Wantage (Hungerford & Didcot) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319228739..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 April 2016.


  3. ^ "Magic Map Application". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-09.


  4. ^ "Magic Map Application". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-08.


  5. ^ "Magic Map Application". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-09.


  6. ^ "Magic Map Application". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-09.


  7. ^ "Magic Map Application". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-09.




External links






  • Royal Berkshire History: Upper Lambourn










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