Avington, Berkshire
| Avington | |
| Berkshire | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Parish church of SS Mark and Luke | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU3768 |
| Location: | 51°24’36"N, 1°27’36"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Hungerford |
| Postcode: | RG17 |
| Dialling code: | 01488 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Berkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Newbury |
Avington is a village and ancient parish on the River Kennet in the Kintbury Eagle hundred of Berkshire. Since 1934 it has been part of the civil parish of Kintbury.[1] The village is just under a mile north-west of Kintbury village and two miles east of the town of Hungerford. The Kennet and Avon Canal follows the river and passes the village.
Toponym
The toponym is derived from Old English and means "the enclosure (tūn) of Afa’s people". The Domesday Book of 1086 records it as Avintone and a pipe roll from 1167 records it as Avintona.[2]
Parish church
The Church of England parish church of Saints Mark and Luke is an 11th-century Norman building. It consists of only a nave, chancel and late 19th-century north transept. The font is a notable piece of Romanesque sculpture and may be Saxon.[3] The south doorway is a Norman arch. The chancel has Norman vaulting and a Norman arch, both with "beakhead" ornament.[4] A few early Gothic additions to the church were made in the 13th century, including two doorways and a "low-side" window.[4] The church is a Grade-I listed building.[3]
References
- ↑ "Avington Civil Parish / Ancient Parish". GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10175392.
- ↑ Ekwall 1960, Avington
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 National Heritage List 1319539: Church of St Mark and St Luke (Grade I listing)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pevsner 1966, p. 75.
Bibliography
- Ditchfield, PH; Page, William, eds (1924). "Avington". A History of the County of Berkshire. Victoria County History. IV. assisted by John Hautenville Cope. London: The St Katherine Press. pp. 21–24. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4/pp158-162.
- Ekwall, Eilert (1960). Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names (4th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Avington. ISBN 0198691033.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 75.
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