Crowthorne is also a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa
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Crowthorne
Crowthorne shown within Berkshire |
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| Population | 6,711 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SU841641 |
| Parish | Crowthorne |
| District | Bracknell Forest |
| Shire county | Berkshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CROWTHORNE |
| Dialling code | 01344 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Bracknell |
| List of places: UK • England • Berkshire | |
Crowthorne is a village and civil parish in the Bracknell Forest district of south-eastern Berkshire. It has a population of 6,711.[1] Crowthorne is best known for Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high-security psychiatric hospitals in England, which lies in the village.
The village was only a small hamlet until Wellington College was opened to educate sons of British Army officers in 1859, followed by Broadmoor in 1863. Crowthorne railway station, originally known as Wellington College for Crowthorne station, was opened in 1860, and the village grew quickly. In the 1960s, the Transport Research Laboratory opened in Crowthorne, and this is now the main employer for those who do not commute.
The Crowthorne urban area spills over into the neighbouring parish of Wokingham Without. (The parish of Wokingham Without consists of an area surrounding the town of Wokingham on its south-eastern side, but its name does not mean outside Wokingham. Historically when the parishes were church parishes, there was a local area which belonged to Wiltshire which was therefore known as Wokingham Without (i.e. outside) Berkshire, whereas the Town was ‘within’ Berkshire.)[2] But the majority of Crowthorne is in the Bracknell Forest district. Edgbarrow Woods are between Sandhurst and Crowthorne.
There is one secondary school which covers the whole of Crowthorne and Little Sandhurst, Edgbarrow School. There are also 4 feeder schools; Hatch Ride primary, Wildmoor Heath (originally called Broadmoor Primary), Oaklands junior and Crowthorne CofE primary. However, strongly CofE children are often sent to Ranelagh School in Bracknell and the very brightest in the village often gain places at Kendrick or Reading Grammar Schools.
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The Crowthorne Natural History Society was founded in 1968.
Crowthorne holds a biennial carnival, usually taking place in early July. The 2008 theme was Fun & Fantasy; the 2010 theme was Rhythm of Life. The Carnival as a whole is organised by the Crowthorne Carnival Association, but individual events can be organised by local schools, groups and businesses.[3] Due to all of these events Crowthorne was awarded with the 2nd best town in Europe in 2008.
The Crowthorne Amateur Theatrical Society was founded in 1978.[4]
The Crowthorne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Robert Roscoe, is based in the town. The orchestra gives three concerts a year, usually at Wellington College, and also holds an open workshop for full orchestra in September and a string workshop in May. The orchestra celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2011.[5]
Crowthorne Cricket Club, plays its home games in the grounds of Wellington College. Playing Saturday League Cricket in the Berkshire League and Sunday Friendlies. The Club finished 5th in the Berkshire League Div 2 in 2011 with Richard Barron the leading Batsman and Ross Chalmers the leading bowler. Dan Partridge was Player of the year and Richard Hester was Fielder of the year[6]
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