Ashampstead
Parish in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.48, -1.18 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 57 75 |
Ashampstead is a small, rural village in West Berkshire set amid the rolling chalk hills of the North Wessex Downs, with a landscape of lanes, hedgerows and footpaths that makes it popular with walkers and riders. The village has a quietly historic feel – a medieval parish church and a scattering of traditional stone and timber cottages give a strong sense of continuity with its agricultural past.
Economically it remains largely rural, with farming and small local businesses alongside a number of residents who commute to Reading or London. Socially the community is close-knit, marked by occasional village events and the steady rhythm of country life rather than any large commercial centre.
Postcode districts covering Ashampstead
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Slough 24.9 miles40 km
- Oxford 19.1 miles30.8 km
- High Wycombe 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Basingstoke 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Bracknell 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Maidenhead 19.7 miles31.6 km
- Aldershot 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Farnborough 22 miles35.5 km
- Andover 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Wokingham 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Fleet 20.3 miles32.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Yattendon Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Upper Basildon Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Basildon Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Frilsham Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Hampstead Norreys Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Aldworth Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Stanford Dingley Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Bradfield Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Tutts Clump Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Streatley Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Pangbourne Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Bucklebury Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Ashampstead
RG8 8QX, RG8 8SL, RG8 8RB, RG8 8RD, RG8 8SG, RG18 0XE, RG8 8SH, RG8 8SN, RG8 8RE … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 31.1 miles50.1 km
- Southampton Airport 37.4 miles60.1 km
- Goring & Streatley Railway Station 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Pangbourne Railway Station 3.9 miles6.3 km
Hotels near Ashampstead Ad
- The Royal Oak, Yattendon 4 1.4 miles2.3 km
- The Swan at Streatley 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Ferrymans Cottage 4.9 miles8 km
- Ashbrook Lets 4 6.6 miles10.5 km
- The Coat and Bear 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Holiday Inn Reading West 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- The Springs Resort & Golf Club 7 miles11.2 km
- Elephant Hotel 3 4 miles6.4 km
- The Vineyard Hotel & Spa 5 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Mercure Newbury West Grange Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
Local points of interest
- Sulhampstead House Estate 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 9.7 miles15.5 km
- Mortimer House Estate 10 miles16.2 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 10.2 miles16.4 km
- University of Reading University 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 11.4 miles18.3 km
- The Vyne Historic site 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Milestones Museum 15 miles24.2 km