Hamstead Marshall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Although the village name is spelt Hamstead Marshall, the alternative Hampstead Marshall was quite commonly used in the past, and remains the official name of the civil parish. It has a population of 276.
Situated in the unitary authority of West Berkshire, south-west of Newbury, on the Berkshire-Hampshire border, the parish covers rather less than 1,850 acres (7....
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Hamstead Marshall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Although the village name is spelt Hamstead Marshall, the alternative Hampstead Marshall was quite commonly used in the past, and remains the official name of the civil parish. It has a population of 276.
Situated in the unitary authority of West Berkshire, south-west of Newbury, on the Berkshire-Hampshire border, the parish covers rather less than 1,850 acres (7.5 km), having lost territory in a boundary change of 1991. The village contains scattered settlements such as Ash Tree Corner, Chapel Corner, Holtwood and Irish Hill. There is a 12th-century church (St Mary's), a village hall, a public house called the White Hart, a Dogs Trust canine rescue kennels and the Organic Research Centre at Elm Farm.
Hamstead Marshall has three sites of medieval motte-and-bailey castles, all on private land, one of which is the possible site of Newbury Castle. All are registered historic monuments.
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