Childrey
| Childrey | |
| Berkshire | |
|---|---|
 St Mary the Virgin parish church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU3687 |
| Location: | 51°35’35"N, 1°27’11"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 510 (2001) |
| Post town: | Wantage |
| Postcode: | OX12 |
| Dialling code: | 01235 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Vale of White Horse |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Wantage |
| Website: | Childrey Village Website |
Childrey is a village in western Berkshire, lying about 2½ miles west of Wantage, in the Vale of White Horse.
Childrey was originally an island in a marsh, relating it to nearby villages of the Hanney, Goosey and Charney. Its name is derived from the Old English Cille-riþ, meaning "spring-stream".
It is a busier village than many of its neighbours, enjoying a local shop, primary school, duck pond, two churches, park, public house, stables and farm store. Childrey had a post office until its closure in June 2008.
Parish church
The parish church of Saint Mary the Virgin is notable for its association with the Fettiplace family and its collection of memorial brasses, one of which is the largest in Berkshire. St Mary's parish is part of the Ridgeway Benefice, along with the parishes of Kingston Lisle, Letcombe Bassett, Letcombe Regis, Sparsholt and West Challow.
Transport
The village is about two miles south of the site of the former Challow railway station on the Great Western Main Line. The Great Western Railway opened the station in 1840 and British Railways closed it in 1964. The B4001 road passes through Childrey, meeting the A417 road about two miles to the north, next to the railway.
Big Society
Challow and Childrey cricket club is based in nearby East Challow, and represents both villages.
Childrey Football Club won the North Berks League division 3 title in the 2008-09 season.
The pavilion in the local park was redeveloped during 2008 because the old pavilion had become dated after many years of use. The new pavilion was formally opened on the 16 May 2009 by jockey and local resident Mick Fitzgerald.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Childrey) |
References
Books
- Page, W.H.; Ditchfield, P.H., eds (1907). A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 2. Victoria County History. Archibald Constable & Co. pp. 93.
- Page, W.H.; Ditchfield, P.H., eds (1924). A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 272–279.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 114–115.
