Donnington, Berkshire

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Donnington
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Donnington Castle
Donnington is located in Berkshire
Donnington
Donnington
Location within Berkshire
OS grid referenceSU467693
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNewbury
Postcode districtRG14
Dialling code01635
PoliceThames Valley
FireRoyal Berkshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Berkshire
51°25′05″N 1°19′52″W / 51.418°N 1.331°W / 51.418; -1.331Coordinates: 51°25′05″N 1°19′52″W / 51.418°N 1.331°W / 51.418; -1.331

Donnington is an English suburban village in the civil parish of Shaw-cum-Donnington, just north of the town of Newbury, Berkshire. It contains a ruined medieval castle and a Strawberry Hill Gothic mansion.

Notable buildings[]

Castle[]

Aerial photo of Donnington Castle in 2020

Donnington Castle,[1] a ruined medieval castle of some historical significance, was the home of Richard Abberbury the Elder. The second Battle of Newbury (27 October 1644) was fought between Newbury and Donnington as an attack on the castle, which was held for the Royalists by Sir John Boys.[2] The main entrance range of Donnington Castle House was built in 1648 to incorporate an earlier lodge.[3]

Hospital almshouses[]

Donnington Hospital Almshouses

Donnington Hospital almshouses, founded in 1393, form the oldest charity in the county, although others formed later had older charities merged into them. Robert Beaugraunt is recorded as minister of the poor in 1412.[4] The earliest current building dates from 1602, but the complex is wide-ranging, with additional modern almshouses having been built in Bucklebury and Iffley.

Others[]

Other notable buildings include Donnington Priory and Donnington Grove. The latter is a Strawberry Hill Gothic mansion built by the antiquary and translator James Pettit Andrews in 1763–1772. It is now a hotel in the centre of a golf course.[5]

Transport[]

Donnington has regular bus services to Newbury.[6]

Famous residents[]

In birth order:

References[]

  1. ^ "The siege of Donnington Castle". www.newburyhistory.co.uk.
  2. ^ British History Online. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. ^ Royal Berkshire History site. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Berkshire Records". aalt.law.uh.edu. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019.
  5. ^ Royal Berkshire History site. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  6. ^ Bus times Retrieved 16 January 2019.

Sources[]

External links[]

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