Yattendon

Yattendon

Yattendon village
Yattendon
 Yattendon shown within Berkshire
Area  0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Population 369 (2011 census)[1]
    density  586/km2 (1,520/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU5574
Unitary authorityWest Berkshire
Ceremonial countyBerkshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Thatcham
Postcode district RG18
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°28′01″N 1°12′11″W / 51.467°N 1.203°W / 51.467; -1.203

Yattendon is a geographically small village and civil parish 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Newbury, Berkshire. The M4 motorway passes through the fields of the village which lie 0.5 miles (800 m) south and below the elevations of its cluster.

Geography

Yattendon stretches from Everington in the west to the hamlet of Burnt Hill in the east and the woodland just east of Yattendon Court, including Mumgrove Copse, Bushy Copse, Clack's Copse and Gravelpit Copse. The motorway forms most of its southern boundary and some of the houses on the northern edge of Frilsham are actually in Yattendon. The River Pang flows through the west of the parish. It was in the hundred of Faircross, which was of little consequence after the Dissolution of the Monasteries and effectively ceased to function after 1886.

Notable people

Yattendon Castle

The village had a fortified manor house or castle, Yattendon Castle. It was home of:

Other notable residents of Yattendon include:

Other location

See also

References

External links

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