Wasing
| Wasing | |
| Berkshire | |
|---|---|
 St Nicholas, Wasing | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU576643 |
| Location: | 51.374932, -1.173792 |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | RG7 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Berkshire |
Wasing is a small village in Berkshire, near the River Enborne and close to the Berkshire-Hampshire border. It is approximately seven miles and a half southeast of Newbury. Other places close by include Aldermaston and Brimpton.
The area largely consists of the Wasing Estate which was purchased in 1759 by the London nautical publisher John Mount. He built the mansion Wasing Place, completed in 1770, which became the home of his descendants the Members of Parliament, William Mount, William George Mount and Sir William Mount. The house was rebuilt after a fire in 1945.
The estate is available for game shooting, fishing, weddings, corporate team building, private dining, meetings and events. Specific paths off the public rights of way are available for walking and riding subject to the purchase of annual permits
For four consecutive years, the Wasing Estate has played host to The Glade Festival, an electronic dance music festival which originally started out as a stage at Glastonbury Festival. The annual festival takes place over three days in the summer and attracted around 13,000 people in 2005.
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