Highclere
Sign in to saveHighclere (pronounced ) is a village and civil parish in the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Hampshire, England, in the northern part of the county, near the Berkshire border. It is famous as the location of Highclere Castle, a Victorian house of the Earl of Carnarvon, and the setting for films and TV series including Downton Abbey.
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Place details
- Locality
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 2,463
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Highclere Church In United Kingdom near Newbury.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Parish church of St Michael and All Angels, Highclere
- UK place.official_name
- Highclere
- UK place.population
- 1,606
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census including Woolton Hill)
- UK place.shire_district
- Basingstoke and Deane
- UK place.shire_county
- Hampshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North West Hampshire
- UK place.post_town
- NEWBURY
- UK place.postcode_district
- RG20
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +1606
- Image
- Highclere Church In United Kingdom near Newbury.jpg
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Highclere (pronounced ) is a village and civil parish in the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Hampshire, England, in the northern part of the county, near the Berkshire border. It is famous as the location of Highclere Castle, a Victorian house of the Earl of Carnarvon, and the setting for films and TV series including Downton Abbey.
==History and buildings== The parish church of St Michael and All Angels sits between Highclere Castle and the main part of the village. This 'new' church (1870s) replaced a much older church sited adjacent to Highclere Castle, and parish records go back to pre-Norman times.