Beedon

Beedon

Saint Nicholas Church
Beedon

 Beedon shown within Berkshire
Population 393 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference SU4878
Parish Beedon
Unitary authority West Berkshire
Ceremonial county Berkshire
Region South East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Newbury
Postcode district RG20
Dialling code 01635
Police Thames Valley
Fire Royal Berkshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Newbury
List of places: UK • England • Berkshire

Beedon is a village and civil parish about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north of Newbury in West Berkshire, England. The village is just west of the A34 road.

Beedon manor house was built early in the 18th century.[2]

The Church of England parish church of Saint Nicholas was built in about 1220.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Area selected: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do;jsessionid=ac1f930d30d6e0b88fa37adc477e82e8cf28f9d4e468?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=4&containerAreaId=790310&nsjs=true&nsck=true&nssvg=false&nswid=1440. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  2. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). The Buildings of England: Berkshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 85. 
  3. ^ Page, William; Ditchfield, P.H., eds (1924). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 4. pp. 40–43. 

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Settlements in West Berkshire
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and hamlets