Sandleford

Sandleford
Sandleford
 Sandleford shown within Berkshire
OS grid referenceSU474643
Metropolitan boroughWest Berkshire
Metropolitan county Berkshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited 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 ParliamentNewbury
List of places
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England
Berkshire

Coordinates: 51°22′40″N 1°18′59″W / 51.377858°N 1.316336°W

Sandleford Cottage, former home of Mrs Seton Montgomerie and her daughters Viva and Alswen.

Sandleford is a hamlet and former parish in the English county of Berkshire. The settlement is now within the civil parish of Greenham, and is located approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of the town of Newbury.

Notable buildings

Sandleford Priory

The remains of Sandleford Priory (1200 1478) are incorporated into St Gabriel's School.

Sandleford Cottage

Sandleford Cottage was the former home of Mrs Seton Montgomerie and her daughters Viva and Alswen.

Literature

The original home of the rabbits in the novel Watership Down was at Sandleford.

References