Towns & cities · South East England
Beedon
Beedon — village and civil parish in Berkshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Newbury Racecourse · 9.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Beedon is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 8 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 393 people. Address: RG20. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Berkshire, UK". Coordinates: 51.4830°, -1.3030°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Lambourn SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Beedon is a village and civil parish about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north of Newbury in West Berkshire, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Beedon is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a property of Abingdon Abbey, with Walter de Rivers as the tenant. It passed by inheritance to the de Lisle and later the Roos family. After the manor reverted to the Crown, it was awarded to the Reade family in 1615. In 1857 Sir John Chandos Reade sold the manor to Lewis Loyd, whose son Samuel became Baron Overstone. The manor was then inherited by Overstone's daughter, Harriet Loyd-Lindsay, Baroness Wantage.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4830, -1.3030
- District
- West Berkshire
- Parish
- Beedon
- Postcode
- RG20
- Parliamentary constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Population
- 393
- Nearest railway station
- Newbury Racecourse — 9.4 km
- Official site
- neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1849886 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Beedon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Nicholas, Beedon - geograph.org.uk - 34263.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Beedon?
- Beedon is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RG20), in the parish of Beedon.
- Is Beedon a protected site?
- Yes — Beedon is part of the River Lambourn SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Beedon free to visit?
- Yes, Beedon is free to enter.
- How do I get to Beedon?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode RG20. It sits within the Reading West and Mid Berkshire parliamentary constituency.