Newtown Common

Newtown Common

Heather field near Newtown Common
Newtown Common
 Newtown Common shown within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU4699563195
DistrictBasingstoke and Deane
Shire countyHampshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NEWBURY
Postcode district RG20
Dialling code 01635
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentNorth West Hampshire
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England
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Coordinates: 51°21′57″N 1°19′35″W / 51.365886°N 1.32634°W / 51.365886; -1.32634

Newtown Common is a village in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Newbury, which lies approximately 2.5 miles (4.1 km) north-east from the village.

History

The Feudal title Lord of the Manor of Newtown was sold at auction in 1986 for £4,200 by the Earl of Carnarvon to local businessman Michael Farrow. Using the title, Farrow claimed the common and registered it with the Land Registry. He then transferred it to Bakewell Management, who requested a fee of 6% of the property value from all of the homeowners who used the common to access their property. Initially successful, the request for money to cross the ransom strip was overturned by the House of Lords on 1 April 2004.[1][2]

Governance

Newtown Common is part of the civil parish of Newtown,[3] and is part of the Burghclere, Highclere and St. Mary Bourne ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council.[4] The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council.

References

  1. Ross Clark (3 Nov 2004). "The battle of Newtown Common". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  2. http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKHL/2004/14.html
  3. "Hampshire County Council’s legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  4. "Basingstoke and Deane Wards info". 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.


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