Donnington, Berkshire

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Donnington
Berkshire
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Donnington Castle
Location
Grid reference: SU467693
Location: 51°25’5"N, 1°19’52"W
Data
Post town: Newbury
Postcode: RG14
Dialling code: 01635
Local Government
Council: West Berkshire
Parliamentary
constituency:
Newbury

Donnington is a village in Berkshire, in the parish of Shaw-cum-Donnington just north of the main town of western Berkshire, Newbury.

Donnington Castle

Main article: Donnington Castle

Close by the village stand the remains of Donnington Castle, a ruined mediæval castle of some historical significance, is in the village. It was the home of Richard Abberbury the Elder. The second Battle of Newbury (27 October 1644) was fought between Newbury and Donnington, as an attack on the castle, which was held for the Royalists by Sir John Boys.[1] The main entrance range of Donnington Castle House was built in 1648 to incorporate an earlier lodge.[2]

About the village

Donnington Hospital almshouses

Donnington Hospital almshouses, established in 1393, are the oldest charity in the county (although others formed later had older charities merged into them). The earliest current building dates from 1602, but the complex is very wide-ranging, with additional modern almshouses having been built in Bucklebury and Iffley.

Others

Other notable buildings include Donnington Priory and Donnington Grove. The latter is a 'Strawberry Hill Gothic' mansion built by the antiquary and translator James Pettit Andrews in 1763–72. It is now a hotel at the centre of a golf course.[3]

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References

  1. British History Online. Donington Castle
  2. Royal Berkshire History site. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. Royal Berkshire History site. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  • Ditchfield, P.H. & Page, William (1907). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 2. pp. 91–94. 
  • Page, William & Ditchfield, P.H. (1924). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 4. pp. 87–97. 
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). The Buildings of England: Berkshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 128–129.