Popeswood

Popeswood is a village in Berkshire, England, near Bracknell. The village is within the civil parish of Binfield approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Bracknell. The main part of Popeswood lies north of the B3408 west of Temple Park and south of Binfield village, with a smaller section south of the B3408 between Amen Corner and Farley Wood.[1]

Popeswood

Newbold College
Popeswood
Location within Berkshire
OS grid referenceSU846695
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRACKNELL
Postcode districtRG42
Dialling code01344
PoliceThames Valley
FireRoyal Berkshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

It is named after the poet Alexander Pope who lived in Popes Manor, then called Whitehill House, between 1700 and 1715.[2] More information on Pope's time in the area can be found in the Binfield article. Nearby Pope's Meadow is a countryside park that offers recreational facilities with open grassland, ponds, copse and veteran oak trees.[3]

Newbold College, a Seventh-day Adventist college, is located within Popeswood. Nearby are St. Mark's Church and The Roebuck public house.

Along London Road, the B3408, there are a post office, a garage and a number of small businesses.

References
  1. "Binfield Popeswood Study Area" (PDF). Bracknell Forest Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  2. "History of the hamlets of Binfield, Berkshire". David Nash Ford. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  3. "Pope's Meadow Leaflet" (PDF). Bracknell Forest Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
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