Kintbury

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Kintbury
Kintbury shown within Berkshire
Population	2,400 (Parish, 2001)
OS grid reference	SU383669
Unitary authority	West Berkshire
Ceremonial county	Berkshire
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HUNGERFORD
Postcode district	RG17
Dialling code	01488
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Royal Berkshire
Ambulance	South Central
European Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Newbury
List of places: UK • England • Berkshire

Coordinates: 51°23′58″N 1°26′56″W / 51.39955, -1.4488

Kintbury is a large village and civil parish in central-southern England, located in West Berkshire between the towns of Newbury and Hungerford.

1 Amenities
2 Transport
3 History
4 External links

[edit] Amenities

In Kintbury there is a primary school and a CofE parish church [1] both dedicated to St Mary, a post office, a corner shop, and one of the few village butcher's left in the whole United Kingdom The Roman Catholic youth retreat centre, St Cassian's Centre, is south-west of the village, between Inglewood and Titcomb. There are 3 pubs in the village called the Blue Ball, The Dundas Arms[2] and The Prince Of Wales all of which serve food.

[edit] Transport

Kintbury railway station in the village is served by local services from Reading and Newbury to Great Bedwyn. The Kennet and Avon Canal [3] also runs through the village at Kintbury Lock [4].

[edit] History

Kintbury was spelt Cynetanbyrig in the 10th century and Kenetebury in the 13th century. After Saint Birinus converted the people of Berkshire to Christianity in the mid 7th century, minsters soon became established in the county from which priests were sent out into the countryside. One such was founded at Kintbury, possibly it was the 'holy place' mentioned in the will of the Saxon thegn, Wulfgar, in 935.

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Settlements in West Berkshire
Towns: Hungerford \| Newbury \| Thatcham
Civil parishes: Aldermaston \| Aldworth \| Ashampstead \| Basildon \| Beech Hill \| Beedon \| Beenham \| Boxford \| Bradfield \| Brightwalton \| Brimpton \| Bucklebury \| Burghfield \| Catmore \| Chaddleworth \| Chieveley \| Cold Ash \| Combe \| Compton \| East Garston \| East Ilsley \| Enborne \| Englefield \| Farnborough \| Fawley \| Frilsham \| Great Shefford \| Greenham \| Hampstead Norreys \| Hamstead Marshall \| Hermitage \| Holybrook \| Inkpen \| Kintbury \| Lambourn \| Leckhampstead \| Midgham \| Padworth \| Pangbourne \| Peasemore \| Purley-On-Thames \| Shaw-cum-Donnington \| Speen \| Stanford Dingley \| Stratfield Mortimer \| Streatley \| Sulhamstead \| Theale \| Tidmarsh with Sulham \| Tilehurst \| Ufton Nervet \| Wasing \| Welford \| West Woodhay \| West Ilsley \| Winterbourne \| Woolhampton \| Yattendon
Other villages and suburbs: \| Aldermaston Wharf \| Ashmore Green \| Bagnor \| Burnt Hill \| Calcot \| Donnington \| Eastbury \| Halfway \| Hell Corner \| Lambourn Woodlands \| Little Heath \| Lower Basildon \| Marsh Benham \| Shaw \| South Fawley \| Stockcross \| Upper Basildon \| Upper Lambourn \| Upper Woolhampton \| Wash Common \| Weston \| Woodlands St Mary \| World's End