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 miles
- Slough 24.9 miles
- Oxford 19.1 miles
- High Wycombe 21.2 miles
- Basingstoke 15.4 miles
- Bracknell 18.9 miles
- Maidenhead 19.7 miles
- Aldershot 24.3 miles
- Farnborough 22 miles
- Andover 22.6 miles
- Wokingham 15.4 miles
- Fleet 20.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Yattendon Parish 1.4 miles
- Upper Basildon Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Basildon Parish 2 miles
- Frilsham Parish 2.2 miles
- Hampstead Norreys Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Aldworth Parish 2.7 miles
- Stanford Dingley Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Bradfield Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Tutts Clump Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Streatley Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Pangbourne Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Bucklebury Parish 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Ashampstead
RG8 8RR, RG8 8RD, RG8 8RY, RG8 8RP, RG8 8SL, RG8 8RA, RG8 8QU, RG8 8RG, RG8 8RU … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 31.1 miles
- Southampton Airport 37.4 miles
- Goring & Streatley Railway Station 3.5 miles
- Pangbourne Railway Station 3.9 miles
Hotels near Ashampstead Ad
- The Royal Oak, Yattendon 4 1.4 miles
- The Swan at Streatley 4 3.4 miles
- Ferrymans Cottage 4.9 miles
- The Miller of Mansfield Goring 4 3.5 miles
- Ashbrook Lets 4 6.6 miles
- The Coat and Bear 4 8.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Reading West 4 5.5 miles
- The Springs Resort & Golf Club 7 miles
- Elephant Hotel 3 4 miles
- Mercure Newbury West Grange Hotel 4 5.9 miles
Local points of interest
- Sulhampstead House Estate 6.5 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 6.8 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 7.8 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 9.4 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 9.6 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 9.7 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 10 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 10.2 miles
- University of Reading University 10.5 miles
- Swyncombe House Estate 11.4 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 12.6 miles
- Milestones Museum 15 miles