Stanford Dingley
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Coordinates: 51°26′24″N 1°10′19″W / 51.440127°N 1.171946°W
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 15th century building and The Old Boot Inn |
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 Stanford Dingley
Stanford Dingley shown within Berkshire |
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| Population | 209 (Civil Parish, 2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SU575715 |
| - London | 45.4 miles (73.1 km) |
| Civil parish | Stanford Dingley |
| Unitary authority | West Berkshire |
| Ceremonial county | Berkshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | READING |
| Postcode district | RG7 |
| Dialling code | 0118 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Newbury |
| List of places: UK • England • Berkshire | |
Stanford Dingley is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. It is also an ecclesiastical parish within the Diocese of Oxford, part of the Church of England. It is situated in the West Berkshire district, between Newbury and Theale. The villages of Frilsham, Bradfield, Bucklebury and Burnt Hill are also nearby.
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[edit] Geography
Stanford Dingley is located in the valley of the River Pang, on the minor roads between the A4 Bath Road and the M4 motorway. The parish mostly consists of farmland, with some woodland in the upland regions. The southern parish boundary runs along the edge of the woodland on the northern slopes of Clay Hill. The northern boundary is the motorway. Bucklebury lies to the west and Bradfield to the east. The village is centred on the River Pang, spreading north-south along Cock Lane, that runs between Bradfield Southend and Yattendon. Slightly detached to the south is the hamlet of Jennetts Hill and to the north is 'The Buildings'. The pond complex around the 'Blue Pool', containing artesian aquifers, though generally thought of as part of Stanford Dingley is actually just across the parish boundary in Bradfield.
[edit] History
Stanford is from the Old English for "Stoney-Ford", perhaps indicating a Roman river-crossing of the Pang heading towards Dorchester-on-Thames. Dingley was the name of the lords of the manor. One of their wives has a brass memorial in the 12th century Church of England parish church of Saint Denys. The church has remnants of the original Saxon church within its inner walls. The main door and nave wall paintings date from the 13th century and the white wooden bell tower was built in the 15th century. The churchyard is notable for a number of sweet chestnut trees.
Thomas Tesdale, the founding benefactor of Pembroke College, Oxford, was born in Stanford Dingley in 1547.
[edit] Pubs
Buildings of interest in the village include a 15th century public house, 'The Bull', and an 18th century one, 'The Old Boot Inn'. The latter has a regular Burns Night celebration at which Pippa Middleton, from Chapel Row nearby, has been known to carry the haggis into the inn accompanied by bagpipes.[1]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Catherine Ostler, She's better connected, more outgoing and has the body of a Bond girl dated 18th February 2011 at dailymail.co.uk, accessed 19 February 2011
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