Stanford Dingley

Stanford Dingley is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England, between Newbury and Theale.

Stanford Dingley

15th-century building and The Old Boot Inn
Stanford Dingley
Location within Berkshire
Area4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population179 (2011 census)[1]
• Density37/km2 (96/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU575715
• London45.4 miles (73.1 km)
Civil parish
  • Stanford Dingley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townREADING
Postcode districtRG7
Dialling code0118
PoliceThames Valley
FireRoyal Berkshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

Geography

Stanford Dingley fills part of both sides of the valley of the upper part of the River Pang, on the minor roads between the A4 Bath Road and the M4 motorway. The parish mostly consists of farmland, with some woodland in the upland regions. The southern parish boundary runs along the edge of the woodland on the northern slopes of Clay Hill. The official and actual northern boundary is the motorway which is buffered by the area's only area of woodlands, covering about a fifth of the total area. Bucklebury lies to the west and Bradfield to the east. The village spreads north-south along Cock Lane, that runs between Bradfield Southend and Yattendon. Slightly detached to the south is the hamlet of Jennetts Hill and to the north is 'The Buildings'. The pond complex around the 'Blue Pool', containing artesian aquifers, though generally thought of as part of Stanford Dingley is actually just across the parish boundary in Bradfield.

Demography
2011 Published Statistics: Population, home ownership and extracts from Physical Environment, surveyed in 2005[1]
Output areaHomes owned outrightOwned with a loanSocially rentedPrivately rentedOtherkm² roadskm² waterkm² domestic gardensUsual residentskm²
Civil parish332591130.0400.0160.1511794.82

History
St Denys's parish church, next to Manor Farm

Stanford is from the Old English for "Stoney-Ford", perhaps indicating a Roman river-crossing of the Pang heading towards Dorchester-on-Thames.

Dingley was the name of the lords of the manor. One of their wives has a brass memorial in the 12th century Church of England parish church of Saint Denys. The church has remnants of the original Saxon church within its inner walls. The main door and nave wall paintings date from the 13th century and the white wooden bell tower was built in the 15th century. The churchyard is notable for a number of sweet chestnut trees.

Notable residents

Amenities

Public houses

There are two pubs, the 15th century Bull and the 18th century Old Boot Inn.

The latter has a regular Burns Night celebration at which Pippa Middleton, from nearby Chapel Row, has carried the haggis in accompanied by bagpipes.[2]

Parish

Stanford Dingley is an ecclesiastical parish in the Church of England, recorded as such since in the Domesday Book following the Norman Conquest. It shares in events and clergy with the benefice of Bucklebury, Bradfield and Stanford Dingley.[3][4]

Nearest places

See also

Notes
  1. Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005
  2. Catherine Ostler, She's better connected, more outgoing and has the body of a Bond girl dated 18 February 2011 at dailymail.co.uk, accessed 19 February 2011
  3. benefice of Bucklebury, Bradfield and Stanford Dingley] The Church of England. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
  4. Information about the parish and the wider benefice served The Church of England. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
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