Upper Woolhampton
Upper Woolhampton is a village in the English county of Berkshire. It is situated 0.5 miles (800 m) to the north of the parent village of Woolhampton, on higher ground. Both the parish church of St Peter and the village school are located in Upper Woolhampton.[1]
| Upper Woolhampton | |
|---|---|
 C of E Church and C of E School | |
  Upper Woolhampton Location within Berkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU576675 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Also in Upper Woolhampton is historic Woolhampton House, which now houses Elstree School, a preparatory school that relocated to Woolhampton from the London suburb of Elstree during the second world war.
The Benedictine Douai Abbey community, and its now-closed Douai School is located a further 0.5 miles (800 m) to the north.[1][2][3]
Upper Woolhampton is part of the civil parish of Woolhampton, and lies in the West Berkshire local government district and the Newbury parliamentary constituency.[1][4]
References
- Ordnance Survey (2006). OS Explorer Map 158 - Newbury & Hungerford. ISBN 0-319-46352-4.
- "Berkshire History : Woolhampton". Nash Ford Publishing. 2004. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
- "Our History". Elstree School. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
- "Woolhampton Parish Council's Web Site". Archived from the original on 6 February 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
External links
Media related to Upper Woolhampton at Wikimedia Commons
