West Challow
| West Challow | |
| Berkshire | |
|---|---|
 Manor Farm, West Challow | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU3688 |
| Location: | 51°35’31"N, 1°28’19"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 184 (2001) |
| Post town: | Wantage |
| Postcode: | OX12 |
| Dialling code: | 01235 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Vale of White Horse |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Wantage |
West Challow is a village in western Berkshire, standing about 2 miles west of the market town of Wantage in the Vale of White Horse. The village is on Childrey Brook, which is a tributary of the River Ock.
Parish church
The parish church of St Laurence is part of the Ridgeway Benefice, along with the parishes of Childrey, Kingston Lisle, Letcombe Bassett, Letcombe Regis and Sparsholt.[1]
Canal
The course of the former Wilts & Berks Canal passes through the parish, skirting the south side of the village. It was extended eastwards from Longcot to Challow in 1807[2] and was completed to the River Thames at Abingdon in 1810.[3] The Wilts & Berks carried small amounts of canal cargo through Challow until at least 1895–96.[4] Traffic on the canal had virtually ceased by 1901 and the route was formally abandoned in 1914. The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust is currently restoring the canal.
References
- ↑ Archbishops' Council (2010). "Benefice of Ridgeway". A Church Near You. Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/benefice.php?B=27/420BL. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ Dalby, 2000, page 23
- ↑ Dalby, 2000, page 24
- ↑ Dalby, 2000, page 124
Books
- Dalby, L.J. (2000) [1971]. The Wilts and Berks Canal (3rd ed.). Usk: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-562-4.
- Page, W.H.; Ditchfield, P.H., eds (1924). A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 222–228.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 262–263.