Winterbourne, Berkshire
| Winterbourne | |
| Berkshire | |
|---|---|
 St James' parish church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU4572 |
| Location: | 51°26’42"N, 1°20’46"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Newbury |
| Postcode: | RG20 |
| Dialling code: | 01635 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Berkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Newbury |
Winterbourne is a village in Berkshire, in the west of the county lying amongst the Berkshire Downs. It is about 3 miles north of Newbury.
Parish church
The parish church is St James. The church was thoroughly restored in the 18th and 19th centuries. The north chapel was added in 1712 and the bell tower in 1759. The architect J W Hugall rebuilt the nave in 1854 and a Mr Hudson restored the chancel in 1895. Hudson retained the chancel's 14th-century east window, and an earlier lancet window in the south wall.[1]
The building is Grade II* listed.[2]
Civil War
Winterbourne and the surrounding area had an eventful time during the Civil War. Nearby Donnington Castle was damaged by cannon. The First and Second Battles of Newbury were fought nearby. On 26 October 1644, Cromwell stayed the night in the Blue Boar public house in the north of the parish and his forces camped at North Heath. In July that year, his forces had taken on Prince Rupert and company at Ripley in Yorkshire, during which skirmish, the victorious Parliamentarians stole a statue of a wild boar that Lord Ingleby had brought back from Italy as one of a pair. The other remains in Ripley Castle. The blue boar was left at the pub. The pub is now The Crab hotel.
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References
- ↑ Pevsner 1966, p. 307
- ↑ National Heritage List 1221003: Church of St James
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 307.