Upper Lambourn

Upper Lambourn

Ashdown House
Upper Lambourn
 Upper Lambourn shown within Berkshire
OS grid referenceSU312803
Civil parishLambourn
Unitary authorityWest Berkshire
Ceremonial countyBerkshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police Thames Valley
Fire Royal Berkshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentNewbury
List of places
UK
England
Berkshire

Coordinates: 51°31′15″N 1°32′57″W / 51.520735°N 1.549031°W / 51.520735; -1.549031

Upper Lambourn is a small village in the county of Berkshire, England.[1] The village is situated in the civil parish of Lambourn (where the 2011 Census population is included),[2] and is 1.2 miles (2 km) to the north-west of the village of Lambourn, just off the Lambourn to Shrivenham road. The parish is within the district of West Berkshire, close to the point where the counties of Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire meet.

The famous prehistoric Seven Barrows are near Upper Lambourn. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, as is Croker's Hole, which is also near the village. Ashdown House lies approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the north-west, on the Shrivenham road.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 174 Newbury & Wantage (Hungerford & Didcot) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319228739.
  2. ↑ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
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