Stanford Dingley
| Stanford Dingley | |
| Berkshire | |
|---|---|
 15th-century house and The Old Boot Inn | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU575715 |
| Location: | 51°26’24"N, 1°10’16"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 179 (2011) |
| Post town: | Reading |
| Postcode: | RG7 |
| Dialling code: | 0118 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Berkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Newbury |
Stanford Dingley is a village in Berkshire sitting between Newbury, the nearest large town, and Theale.
The name 'Stanford' is from the Old English for "Stoney-Ford. The name 'Dingley' is from the name of the lords of the manor.
Geography
Stanford Dingley fills part of both sides of the valley of the upper part of the River Pang, on the minor roads between the A4 Bath Road and the M4 motorway. The parish mostly consists of farmland, with some woodland in the upland regions.
Parish church
The parish church is St Denys. It is a 12th-century church, but which has remnants of the original Anglo-Saxon church within its inner walls. The main door and nave wall paintings date from the 13th century and the white wooden bell tower was built in the 15th century.
Stanford Dingley constitutes a parish and has been so since the Domesday Book. It shares in events and clergy with the benefice of Bucklebury, Bradfield and Stanford Dingley[1][2]
Pubs
The bvillage pubs are:
- The Bull, a 15th-century building
- The Old Boot Inn, an 18th-century house
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Stanford Dingley) |
References
- ↑ benefice of Bucklebury, Bradfield and Stanford Dingley The Church of England. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
- ↑ Information about the parish and the wider benefice served The Church of England. Retrieved 2014-12-12.