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May 4, 2024 · The town of Newbury is described by many as a great place to live with a friendly community, good local shops, and prestigious schools. But what do the actual residents of Newbury think?
Newbury is a market town in West Berkshire, England, in the valley of the River Kennet. It is 26 miles (42 km) south of Oxford , 25 miles (40 km) north of Winchester , 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Swindon and 20 miles (32 km) west of Reading .
Discover a small selection of the community organisations, businesses, and individuals bringing people together and collaborating to make Newbury a special place to live, work, and visit. Newbury’s sense of community really sets it apart.
The following is a timeline of historical events of the market town of Newbury in West Berkshire. Use the menu below to quickly navigate to the Century of interest.
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West Berkshire makes up over half of the geographical area of the county of Berkshire, covering an area of 272 square miles, and is primarily made up of chalk downlands, loosely following the River Kennet, which rises in Wiltshire and joins the Thames at Reading. The flat floodplain of this river is bordered by fairly steep slopes on each side. Mos...
Within the district, the M4 and the A34 meet. These roads both provide direct links to key locations in the south, including London, Reading, Southampton, Portsmouth, Bristol, Oxford and Swindon. West Berkshire also has good rail links, with London less than an hour by train and further connections, via Reading, to all the mainline routes throughou...
The district is administered by West Berkshire Council. The Council was created as a single tier (unitary) authorityafter the separation of Berkshire County Council in 1998. The boundary of the district corresponds with that of the former Newbury District Council. The Council is made up of 43 councillors who are elected every four years by people w...
West Berkshire has an estimated resident population of approximately 163,367 (source: Office of National Statistics mid-year estimates2023 - released on 15 July 2024). West Berkshire has one of the more dispersed populations in the South East, with 232 people per square kilometre. In 2021, there were 66,658 households, of which 27% were lived in by...
In 2021, we commissioned M·E·L Researchto carry out a residents' survey. The survey included similar questions to those used in the Local Government Association's "Are You Being Served" survey, which was developed by Ipsos MORI and local authorities, so that we could compare ourselves with others who had asked the same questions. The questions cove...
We use data from a variety of free, public sites to access information about our district and wards, e.g. population figures, health and police data. Data can sometimes be further sub-divided into smaller areas called Super Output Areas (SOAs), which represent about 1,500 people. These are used, for example, by the Office for National Statistics fo...
Jul 6, 2022 · Newbury is the principal town of West Berkshire and also (within the area of the original borough) a civil parish. Through it runs the river Kennet, the Kennet & Avon Canal, the Great Western Railway line to Devon and Cornwall, and the A4 (formerly known as the Bath Road).
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VOLUNTEERS WANTED FOR SPRING BULB PLANTING AT RIVER WALK, TROUT WALK AND ORCHARDENE. On Sunday 17 November Newbury Town Council are asking the community to come along and help to plant 800...
