Greenham

For other uses, see Greenham (disambiguation).
St Mary's Church

Greenham is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. It was recorded in the Domesday Book as Greneham.[1] Greenham commences immediately south-east of Newbury and is in the West Berkshire district of England.

Demography

 2011 Published Statistics: Population, home ownership and extracts from Physical Environment, surveyed in 2005[2]
Output areaHomes owned outrightOwned with a loanSocially rentedPrivately rentedOtherkm² roadskm² waterkm² domestic gardensUsual residents km²
Civil parish126 146 50 70 9 0.258 0.039 0.246 937 13.6

Former airbase

The former airbase RAF Greenham Common, covers much of the south-east of the civil parish of the village, surrounded by the Common which covers most of the parish.

Governance

Drawing of Greenham Manor House, circa 1700.

West Berkshire administers local government; certain minor local services such as footpaths and sports facilities received grants from the precept of the civil parish council formed of residents.[3]

The area of the village, in its broad, traditional definition, including the racecourse, common land and aviation base, is 13.6 square kilometres (5.3 sq mi).[2]

Racecourse

Newbury Racecourse is in Greenham.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Domesday Book Online: Berkshire D-M". Retrieved 2008-01-23.
  2. 1 2 Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005
  3. ↑ Greenham Civil Parish Council Retrieved 2014-12-07.
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Coordinates: 51°23′N 1°18′W / 51.383°N 1.300°W / 51.383; -1.300


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