Key facts
- Area
- 9.9 km (3.8 sq mi)
- Population
- 33,841 (Parish, 2021) , 42,260 (Built up area, 2021)
- Os grid reference
- SU4767
- London
- 60 mi (100 km)
- Civil parish
- Newbury
- Unitary authority
- West Berkshire
- Ceremonial county
- Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- Sovereign state
- United Kingdom
- Post town
- NEWBURY
- Postcode district
- RG14
- Dialling code
- 01635
- Police
- Thames Valley
- Fire
- Royal Berkshire
- Ambulance
- South Central
- Uk parliament
- Newbury
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Newbury Town Council
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- market town
- Official name
- Newbury
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- West Berkshire
- Population
- 31331
- Area
- 9.9
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Capital of
- West Berkshire
- Official website
- www.newbury.gov.uk
- Image
- Newbury market place.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01635
- Significant event
- Second Battle of Newbury
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- Commons category
- Newbury, Berkshire
- topic's main category
- Category:Newbury, Berkshire
- twinned administrative body
- Carcaixent
- category for people born here
- Q9226103
- OS grid reference
- SU4767
- postal code
- RG14
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Newbury, Berkshire
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- native label
- Newbury
- P8168
- Pailloles
- P12749
- Gottlob Ernst Schulze
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
Newbury is a market town in West Berkshire, England, in the valley of the River Kennet. It is 26 miles (42 km) south of Oxford, 25 miles (40 km) north of Winchester, 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Swindon and 20 miles (32 km) west of Reading. It is also where West Berkshire Council is headquartered.
Newbury lies on the edge of the Berkshire Downs, part of the North Wessex Downs Area of outstanding natural beauty, 3 miles (5 km) north of the Hampshire–Berkshire county boundary. In the suburban village of Donnington lies the part-ruined Donnington Castle and the surrounding hills are home to some of the country's most famous racehorse training grounds (centred on nearby Lambourn). To the south is a narrower range of hills including Walbury Hill and a few private landscape gardens and mansions, such as Highclere Castle. The local economy is inter-related to that of the eastern M4 corridor, which has most of its industrial, logistical and research businesses close to Newbury, mostly around Reading, Bracknell, Maidenhead and Slough. Together with the adjoining town of Thatcham, 3 miles (5 km) distant, Newbury forms the principal part of an urban area of approximately 70,000 people.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Newbury” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.