Kingsclere
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Kingsclere | |
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Statistics | |
Population: | 3,396 (Civil Parish, 2001) |
Ordnance Survey | |
OS grid reference: | SU527588 |
Administration | |
Parish: | Kingsclere |
Borough: | Basingstoke and Deane |
Shire county: | Hampshire |
Region: | South East England |
Constituent country: | England |
Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
Other | |
Ceremonial county: | Hampshire |
Historic county: | Hampshire |
Services | |
Police force: | Hampshire Constabulary |
Ambulance service: | South Central |
Post office and telephone | |
Post town: | NEWBURY |
Postal district: | RG20 |
Dialling code: | 01635 |
Politics | |
UK Parliament: | North West Hampshire |
European Parliament: | South East England |
Kingsclere is a large village and civil parish in the county of Hampshire, England. Kingsclere is located near to Watership Down.
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[edit] Geography
Kingsclere is situated roughly equidistant from the towns of Basingstoke and Newbury on the A339 road.
[edit] Economy
In 2003, Kingsclere won an award in the Calor Village of the Year competition, winning in the Business category for the Southern and South East England region.[1] The award was controversially placed above the public toilets of the village.
[edit] Culture
Kingsclere has a film society.[2]
There are a number of churches, including Kingsclere Methodist Church.[3]
[edit] Administration
The parish council meets in the Village Club monthly, except for August and December.[4]
In 2005, Kingsclere started its Village Plan for the next 10 years to make sure that the village is still kept in a decent condition and is improved, and does not develop into a town-sized settlement.
[edit] History
Kingsclere used to have a workhouse.[5]
[edit] Sources
- ^ Calor Village of the Year Competition 2003 - Final Results. Calor Village of the Year. Retrieved on 2006-08-05.
- ^ Kingsclere Film Club. Retrieved on 2006-10-07.
- ^ Kingsclere Methodist Church. Retrieved on 2006-10-12.
- ^ Kingsclere Parish Council. Retrieved on 2006-10-08.
- ^ Higginbotham, Peter. Kingsclere Poor Law Union and Workhouse. The Workhouse. Retrieved on 2006-10-07.
[edit] See also
[edit] Further reading
- Kingsclere Parish Council
- Kingsclere: Its heritage and genealogy
- Kingsclere, history from the website of Hampshire County Council
- A Vision of Britain through Time: Kingsclere