Padworth Common
Encyclopedia
Padworth Common is a hamlet and common in the English
county of Berkshire
, within the civil parish
of Padworth
. It is bounded by Burghfield Common to the East Aldermaston
to the West. To the North lies Padworth
, and to the South is Mortimer West End
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
, within the civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Padworth
Padworth
Padworth is a hamlet and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire, between Burghfield Common and Tadley.Padworth is in the unitary authority of West Berkshire, not far from the Hampshire border...
. It is bounded by Burghfield Common to the East Aldermaston
Aldermaston
Aldermaston is a rural village, civil parish and electoral ward in Berkshire, South-East England. In the 2001 United Kingdom Census, the parish had a population of 927. The village is on the southern edge of the River Kennet flood plain, near the Hampshire county boundary...
to the West. To the North lies Padworth
Padworth
Padworth is a hamlet and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire, between Burghfield Common and Tadley.Padworth is in the unitary authority of West Berkshire, not far from the Hampshire border...
, and to the South is Mortimer West End
Mortimer West End
Mortimer West End is a village and civil parish in north Hampshire in England.At one time it was the Hampshire part of the cross-county parish of Stratfield Mortimer . It became an independent ecclesiastical parish in 1870 - the church of St Saviour having been built in 1854 - and a civil parish in...
.