Hurst, Berkshire

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St.Nicholas Hurst

Coordinates: 51.4581° N 0.8524° W
Population	1,350 (2001)
OS grid reference	SU798738
Unitary authority	Wokingham
Ceremonial county	Berkshire
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	READING
Postcode district	RG10
Post town	WOKINGHAM
Postcode district	RG40
Dial code	0118
	01344
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Royal Berkshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Maidenhead
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Berkshire

Hurst is a village in the English county of Berkshire. It constitutes a civil parish, known officially as St Nicholas Hurst.

1 Location
2 Local government
3 Culture
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Location

The Parish of St. Nicholas Hurst is situated four miles north of Wokingham and two miles (3 km) south of Twyford in the county of Berkshire. It covers some 2.50 square miles (6.50 square kilometres) and as such is the largest parish in the administrative area of Wokingham District.

The village is located on the A321 Twyford to Wokingham road. There are a number of other smaller areas of sporadic development, the main ones being along Davis Street on the B3030 Twyford to Winnersh road, along the B3034 Forest Road, from Bill Hill to Binfield and on Broadcommon Road.

The River Loddon flows north along the western side of the Parish and a substantial proportion of the Parish lies within the alluvial flood plain of this river and its tributaries. The most important exceptions to this are Church Hill just to the west of the village centre, and Ashridge to the south-east.

The M4 motorway crosses the southern half of the Parish but does not have any direct access within the Parish. The A329(M) forms the south-west boundary, separating Hurst from Wokingham and Winnersh.

The main London to Bristol railway line runs along the northern boundary, with a station in the neighbouring Parish of Twyford.

Position: grid reference SU798738

Nearby towns and cities: Reading, Wokingham, Woodley, Bracknell

Nearby villages: Twyford, Shurlock Row, Binfield, Winnersh

[edit] Local government

Hurst is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It falls within the area of the unitary authority of Wokingham District. Both the parish council and the unitary authority are responsible for different aspects of local government.

[edit] Culture

The main event of the year in Hurst is the annual Horse Show and Country Fayre which usually takes place over the last weekend of June. There are several active sports clubs, including cricket, football and tennis. Thespians are also catered for with the biennial pantomime.

The village hall is the venue for a number of cultural events and is the home of the Pre-School Playgroup.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Settlements in Wokingham District
Towns: Earley \| Wokingham \| Woodley
Civil parishes: Arborfield and Newland \| Barkham \| Charvil \| Finchampstead \| Remenham \| Ruscombe \| St Nicholas Hurst \| Shinfield \| Sonning \| Swallowfield \| Twyford \| Wargrave \| Winnersh \| Wokingham Without
Other villages: Arborfield Cross \| Arborfield Garrison \| Cockpole Green \| Crazies Hill \| Farley Hill \| Grazeley \| Hare Hatch \| Holme Green \| Kiln Green \| Riseley \| Ryeish Green \| Sindlesham \| Spencers Wood \| Three Mile Cross