Priestwood

Priestwood

St Andrew's parish church
Priestwood
 Priestwood shown within Berkshire
OS grid referenceSU861697
Metropolitan boroughBracknell Forest
Metropolitan county Berkshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Bracknell
Postcode district RG42
Dialling code 01344
Police Thames Valley
Fire Royal Berkshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentBracknell
List of places
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England
Berkshire

Coordinates: 51°25′19″N 0°45′54″W / 51.422°N 0.765°W / 51.422; -0.765

Priestwood is a suburb of Bracknell, Berkshire about 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of the town centre.

Churches

The original Church of England parish church of Saint Andrew was simple Gothic Revival building designed by the architect H.G.W. Drinkwater and completed in 1888.[1] After its centenary the building was demolished and replaced with a new church that was consecrated in April 1990. St. Andrew's is now part of the Bracknell Team Ministry.[2]

Bracknell Methodist Church is also in Priestwood.[3]

Amenities

Meadow Vale Primary School is in the centre of Priestwood.[4] It has begun an expansion project to enable it to have three classes in each year.[5]

Blue Mountain Golf Club is near Priestwood.[6]

References

Sources

Media related to Priestwood at Wikimedia Commons

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