Upper Lambourn

Upper Lambourn
Upper Lambourn
Upper Lambourn is located in Berkshire
Upper Lambourn
Upper Lambourn
Location within Berkshire
OS grid referenceSU312803
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Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
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51°31′15″N 1°32′57″W / 51.520735°N 1.549031°W / 51.520735; -1.549031

Upper Lambourn is a small village in the county of Berkshire, England.[1] The village is situated in the civil parish of Lambourn ,[2] and is 1.2 miles (2 km) to the north-west of the village of Lambourn, just off the Lambourn to Shrivenham road. The parish is within the district of West Berkshire, close to the point where the counties of Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire meet.

Geography

Upper Lambourn has several sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) near the village, these include the famous prehistoric Seven Barrows.[3] Other sites of SSSI near the village are Croker's Hole, Parkfarm Down and Fognam Chalk Quarry.[4][5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 174 Newbury & Wantage (Hungerford & Didcot) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319228739.
  2. ^ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Magic Map Application". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Magic Map Application". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Magic Map Application". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Magic Map Application". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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