Sindlesham
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Sindlesham is an estate village
in the civil parish
of Winnersh
, Borough of Wokingham, and county of Berkshire
, in South East England
. Located by the M4 motorway
, it is south-east of Reading
and adjoins Winnersh village. Some parts of Sindlesham on the North of the River Loddon including Sindlesham Mill and Sindlesham Farmhouse are now included in the Town of Earley.
It has a long history: mention is made of a chapel being built here in 1220. There is a large hotel here which at one time was a three-storey watermill on the River Loddon
. Also nearby is the estate of Bearwood House, built in 1864 by John Walter
, the then proprietor of The Times
newspaper, now Bearwood College
, a private secondary school. The village is home to the Nirvana Spa health club, and contains the offices of Winnersh Parish Council and the Berkshire Masonic
Centre at Sindlesham Court. There are also two golf courses, Bearwood and Bearwood Lakes.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in 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 Winnersh
Winnersh
Winnersh is a village and civil parish, a part of the Borough of Wokingham, in the English county of Berkshire. The parish is roughly bounded on the north-east by the A329, to the north-west by the river Loddon, Old Forest Road and Simons Lane on the south east and Bearwood Road on the south west...
, Borough of Wokingham, and 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...
, in South East England
South East England
South East England is one of the nine official regions of England, designated in 1994 and adopted for statistical purposes in 1999. It consists of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex...
. Located by the M4 motorway
M4 motorway
The M4 motorway links London with South Wales. It is part of the unsigned European route E30. Other major places directly accessible from M4 junctions are Reading, Swindon, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea...
, it is south-east of Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
and adjoins Winnersh village. Some parts of Sindlesham on the North of the River Loddon including Sindlesham Mill and Sindlesham Farmhouse are now included in the Town of Earley.
It has a long history: mention is made of a chapel being built here in 1220. There is a large hotel here which at one time was a three-storey watermill on the River Loddon
River Loddon
The River Loddon is a river in the English counties of Berkshire and Hampshire. It is a tributary of the River Thames, rising within the urban area of Basingstoke and flowing to meet the Thames near the village of Wargrave...
. Also nearby is the estate of Bearwood House, built in 1864 by John Walter
John Walter (third)
John Walter was an English newspaper publisher and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1847 and 1885....
, the then proprietor of The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
newspaper, now Bearwood College
Bearwood College
Bearwood College is a secondary co-educational independent school located at Bearwood House at Sindlesham, near Wokingham, in the English county of Berkshire. Before the 1990s, it was the Royal Merchant Navy School.-History of the house:...
, a private secondary school. The village is home to the Nirvana Spa health club, and contains the offices of Winnersh Parish Council and the Berkshire Masonic
Freemasonry
Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under the jurisdictions of the Grand Lodge...
Centre at Sindlesham Court. There are also two golf courses, Bearwood and Bearwood Lakes.