Peasemore

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Peasemore is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. It is located in the West Berkshire unitary authority, west of the A34 road and north of the town of Newbury.

1 Amenities
2 History
3 Famous residents
4 External links

[edit] Amenities

Peasemore is a beautiful, quiet village with a population of under 300 people. The nearest village shop and primary school is in Chieveley. Peasemore once had a village school, built in 1850, but it was closed in the 1950s. The old village post office in Hailey Lane closed around 1980 and was converted to a private residence. It still has a mail collection box in its wall, but this is only used to receive private mail now. However, the village is still home to a popular public house, The Fox & Hounds, a well used village hall, a cricket club & a large church dedicated to St Barnabas.

[edit] History

Peasemore is mentioned in the Domesday Book. There is a plate on the village hall relating the entry.

In 1978, Peasemore won Berkshire's best-kept village competition. The plaque for the award is placed on the entrance to St Barnabas' church.

[edit] Famous residents

David Cameron, Leader of the Conservative Party since December 2005, grew up in Peasemore.

[edit] External links

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