Towns & cities · South East England
Inkpen
Inkpen — village and civil parish in Berkshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kintbury · 3.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Inkpen is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 13 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 838 people. Address: RG17. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Berkshire, UK". Coordinates: 51.3770°, -1.4680°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Inkpen is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast of Hungerford, most of the land of which is cultivated fields with scattered woodland once part of a former forest of Savernake. Inkpen has boundaries with Wiltshire and Hampshire, including parts of Walbury Hill, the highest point in South East England, and Inkpen Hill.
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Background
History
The earliest record of Inkpen is in the Cotton Charter viii, dated between AD 931 and 939. This includes the will of a Saxon thegn named Wulfgar, whose name means "wolf-spear". Wulfgar owned "land at inche penne" which he "had from Wulfric, who had it from Wulfhere who first owned it", his father and grandfather respectively. Wulfgar left this to be divided amongst named heirs: three quarters to his wife, Aeffe, the other quarter to "the servants of God" at the holy place in Kintbury. Following Aeffe's death, her share was also to go to the holy place at Kintbury "for the souls of Wulfgar, Wulfric and Wulfhere".
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- Coordinates
- 51.3770, -1.4680
- District
- West Berkshire
- Parish
- Inkpen
- Postcode
- RG17
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newbury
- Population
- 838
- Nearest railway station
- Kintbury — 3.2 km
- Official site
- www.inkpen-village.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1864651 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Inkpen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Inkpen, Berkshire.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Inkpen?
- Inkpen is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RG17), in the parish of Inkpen.
- Is Inkpen a protected site?
- Yes — Inkpen is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB) and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Inkpen free to visit?
- Yes, Inkpen is free to enter.
- How do I get to Inkpen?
- The nearest railway station is Kintbury, about 3.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RG17.