Wasing
Encyclopedia
Wasing is a small village
and civil parish in Berkshire
, England
.
It is situated in the West Berkshire
district, near to the Berkshire
-Hampshire
border approximately 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south east of Newbury
, its post town. Other places located close by include Aldermaston
and Brimpton
. The village is situated near the River Enborne
.
The area largely consists of the Wasing Estate which was purchased in 1759 by the London nautical publisher John Mount
. He built the mansion Wasing Place, completed in 1770, which became the home of his descendants the MPs
, William Mount, William George Mount
and Sir William Mount
. The house was rebuilt after a fire in 1945.
The estate is available for game shooting, fishing
, weddings, corporate team building, private dining, meetings and events and its lands are also used by local villagers for walking and riding.
For four consecutive years, the Wasing Estate has played host to The Glade
Festival, an electronic dance music festival which originally started out as a stage at Glastonbury Festival
. The annual festival takes place over three days in the summer and attracted around 13,000 people in 2005.
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...
and civil parish in 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...
, England
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...
.
It is situated in the West Berkshire
West Berkshire
West Berkshire is a local government district in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England, governed by a unitary authority . Its administrative capital is Newbury, located almost equidistantly between Bristol and London.-Geography:...
district, near to the 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...
-Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
border approximately 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south east of Newbury
Newbury, Berkshire
Newbury is a civil parish and the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in England. It is situated on the River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal, and has a town centre containing many 17th century buildings. Newbury is best known for its racecourse and the adjoining former USAF...
, its post town. Other places located close by include 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...
and Brimpton
Brimpton
Brimpton is a rural village and civil parish in Berkshire, South East England, with a population of 613. The village is located between the River Kennet and the River Enborne, and is near the Hampshire county boundary.- History :...
. The village is situated near the River Enborne
River Enborne
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.
The area largely consists of the Wasing Estate which was purchased in 1759 by the London nautical publisher John Mount
Mount & Page
Mount & Page was a firm of religious and maritime publishers that flourished in the 18th century. The name became well-known worldwide as an imprint of nautical charts....
. He built the mansion Wasing Place, completed in 1770, which became the home of his descendants the MPs
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
, William Mount, William George Mount
William George Mount
Sir William George Mount was a British Conservative politician and first Member of Parliament for the Newbury constituency....
and Sir William Mount
Sir William Mount, 1st Baronet
Sir William Arthur Mount, 1st Baronet CBE was a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament for the Newbury constituency...
. The house was rebuilt after a fire in 1945.
The estate is available for game shooting, fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
, weddings, corporate team building, private dining, meetings and events and its lands are also used by local villagers for walking and riding.
For four consecutive years, the Wasing Estate has played host to The Glade
The Glade
Glade Festival is an electronic dance music festival which originally started out as a stage at Glastonbury Festival. The annual festival takes place in England for three days in the summer and attracted around 16,500 people in 2007. The festival's home for the first five years was the Wasing...
Festival, an electronic dance music festival which originally started out as a stage at Glastonbury Festival
Glastonbury Festival
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...
. The annual festival takes place over three days in the summer and attracted around 13,000 people in 2005.