Burghclere


































































Burghclere

Sandham Memorial Chapel, Burghclere - geograph.org.uk - 27053.jpg
Sandham Memorial Chapel, Burghclere
Population 1,152 (2011 Census)[1]
District
  • Basingstoke and Deane
Shire county
  • Hampshire
Region
  • South East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Newbury
Postcode district RG20
Dialling code 01635
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central

EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament
  • North West Hampshire


List of places

UK

England

Hampshire





Remains of Burghclere railway station in 1963


Burghclere is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. According to the 2011 census the village had a population of 1,152.[1] The village is near the border of Hampshire with Berkshire, four miles south of Newbury. It is also very close to Newtown and Old Burghclere.


Work by the 20th-century artist Stanley Spencer can be found in the Sandham Memorial Chapel. The Church of the Ascension is on Church Lane in Burghclere.




Contents






  • 1 Community


  • 2 Transport


  • 3 Education


  • 4 Rural scenery


  • 5 Literature


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Community


There are community clubs such as Stagecoach Newbury which is held at The Clere School, and there is a Sports and Social club. There are allotments, and a small memorial garden. In addition, there is a large playing field.



Transport


The nearest railway station is Newbury. Burghclere had its own station on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway but the station closed in 1960. Bus services to Newbury are Stagecoach routes 21/22/23/24.[2]



Education


Burghclere has three schools, the Clere School which is a secondary school, Burghclere Primary School and the independent St. Michael's School, which accepts both boarding and day pupils.



Rural scenery


Burghclere has some beautiful rural scenery, so you can walk along the old railway, through many fields, or go for a hike. In the winter time, if it snows, Beacon Hill, or Jacob's Ladder, are where many young people and older people gather for snowballing or sledging.



Literature


The rabbit warren where Cowslip lived in Richard Adams' Watership Down was in High Wood, just north-east of Burghclere village.



See also



  • Beacon Hill, a nearby hill fort


References




  1. ^ ab "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 December 2016..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. ^ http://www.stagecoachbus.com/PdfUploads/Timetable_19981_23%20&%2024%20%28Newbury%20-%20Burghclere%20via%20Ecchinswell%29.pdf



External links







  • Burghclere.net

  • Burghclere Primary School

  • GENUKI historical gazetteer information


Coordinates: 51°19′N 1°19′W / 51.317°N 1.317°W / 51.317; -1.317











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