Brimpton
Sign in to saveBrimpton is a mostly rural village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England. Brimpton is centred ESE of the town of Newbury.
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Key facts
- UK place.type
- Village and civil parish
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Peters, Brimpton - geograph.org.uk - 1417.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Peter's Church
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Brimpton
- UK place.shire_district
- West Berkshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Berkshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.post_town
- READING
- UK place.postcode_district
- RG7
- UK place.postcode_area
- RG
- UK place.civil_parish
- Brimpton
- UK place.population
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- West Berkshire
- Population
- +616
- Area
- +11.86
- Image
- St Peters, Brimpton - geograph.org.uk - 1417.jpg
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Geography
- History
- Social history
- Lords of the Manor
- Brimpton Manor
- Shalford Manor
- Demography
- Religion
- Amenities
- Demography
- References
- Bibliography
Brimpton is a mostly rural village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England. Brimpton is centred ESE of the town of Newbury.
== Toponymy == One suggested origin of the name of Brimpton comes from "Brynni's Town"; Brynni was an Anglo-Saxon owner of the land. A more likely explanation is that Brimpton stands on a hill, and the name comes from a Saxo-Celtic version of "Hill Town"; the Celtic word for hill being "bryn". This name was probably coined in reference to the Iron Age settlement.