Woodlands St Mary
From Wikishire
| Woodlands St Mary | |
| Berkshire | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Lambourn Woodlands | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU339747 |
| Location: | 51°28’13"N, 1°30’43"W |
| Data | |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Berkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Newbury |
Woodlands St Mary is a small village in Berkshire, three miles south of Lambourn, and a mile from Lambourn Woodlands. The village stands close to the border between Berkshire and Wiltshire.
The parish church isd St Mary's.
Woodlands St Mary is located on the route of Ermin Street, the Roman road which connected Calleva Atrebatum (today's Silchester) to Glevum (Gloucester). The Ermin Street's route through the village is used by the today's high level road (B4000) from Newbury to Lambourn.[1]
The modern M4 motorway passes just to the south of the village, with the nearest motorway access point (J14) some two miles to the east, between Shefford Woodlands and Hungerford Newtown.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Woodlands St Mary) |
References
- ↑ "Berkshire History : Lambourn Woodlands". Nash Ford Publishing. 2004. http://www.berkshirehistory.com/villages/lambourn_woodlands.html. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
