Greenham

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Greenham
Greenham is located in Berkshire
Greenham
Greenham
Location within Berkshire
Population937 
OS grid referenceSU 48326529
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNewbury
Postcode districtRG14
Dialling code01635
PoliceThames Valley
FireRoyal Berkshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
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UK
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Berkshire
51°23′N 1°18′W / 51.383°N 1.300°W / 51.383; -1.300Coordinates: 51°23′N 1°18′W / 51.383°N 1.300°W / 51.383; -1.300
St Mary's Church
Drawing of Greenham Manor House, circa 1700.

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

Former RAF station[]

The former Royal Air Force station 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[]

Greenham was originally a tithing in the parish of Thatcham. In 1878, the northern part was given to Newbury and the southern part became its own parish.[2] 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 population of the civil parish was 937 at the 2011 Census. The area of the village, in its broad, traditional definition, including the racecourse, common land and RAF base, is 13.6 square kilometres (5.3 sq mi).[4]

Geography[]

Greenham has a public open space by the church called Audrey's Meadow, that is run by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[5] It was named after one of the Parish Councilors called Mrs Audrey Appleby.[6]

Housing[]

An area separating southern Newbury from Greenham (sometimes referred to by locals as the 'Greenham Gap') has historically been free of housing, but a development of 36 houses by David Wilson Homes was completed in this area in 2020[7] and outline plans for further housing were approved in 2017[8] and 2018,[9] amidst concerns about traffic management and local rights of way.

Newbury Racecourse[]

Newbury Racecourse is within the northern border of Greenham parish.

Demography[]

2011 Published Statistics: Population, home ownership and extracts from Physical Environment, surveyed in 2005[4]
Output area Homes owned outright Owned with a loan Socially rented Privately rented Other km2 roads km2 water km2 domestic gardens Usual residents km2
Civil parish 126 146 50 70 9 0.258 0.039 0.246 937 13.6

See also[]

  • List of civil parishes in Berkshire

References[]

  1. ^ "The Domesday Book Online: Berkshire D-M". Retrieved 23 January 2008.
  2. ^ Ford, David Nash (2020). West Berkshire Town and Village Histories. Wokingham: Nash Ford Publishing. pp. 125–133. ISBN 9781905191031.
  3. ^ Greenham Civil Parish Council Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  4. ^ a b Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005
  5. ^ Opening Times. "Audrey's Meadow | Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust". Bbowt.org.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. ^ Me. "Newbury Berkshire: Public space named in honour". Newburyberkshire.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Willows Grange". David Wilson Homes. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  8. ^ "157 homes approved to tackle need for housing". newburytoday. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Plans for more homes in Greenham set for green light". newburytoday. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

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