Leckhampstead
Parish in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.487, -1.367 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 44 76 |
| Dialling code: | 01635 (Newbury) |
Leckhampstead is a small, rural civil parish in West Berkshire, England, lying north‑west of Newbury on the edge of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The parish is characterised by rolling chalk downland, hedgerows and scattered farmsteads, with a historic core of a parish church and traditional cottages that reflect its long agrarian past.
Economically it remains largely agricultural with a handful of small enterprises and commuters who travel to nearby towns; socially the area keeps a quiet, village‑scale community feel, with a parish council, occasional local events and an emphasis on conserving the local landscape and rural way of life.
Postcode districts covering Leckhampstead
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 16.8 miles
- Swindon 19 miles
- Oxford 19.1 miles
- Basingstoke 19.4 miles
- Andover 19.5 miles
- Wokingham 23.2 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 13.4 miles
- Newbury 5.9 miles
- Didcot 9.9 miles
- Witney 21.5 miles
- Thatcham 7.8 miles
- Wantage 7.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Peasemore Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Downlands Ward 1.7 miles
- Chaddleworth Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Brightwalton Parish 2.1 miles
- Catmore Parish 2.1 miles
- Winterbourne Parish 2.5 miles
- Beedon Parish 2.6 miles
- Chieveley Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Boxford Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Farnborough Parish 3.4 miles
- Great Shefford Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Fawley Parish 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Leckhampstead
RG20 8QX, RG20 8QQ, RG20 8QG, RG20 8RA, RG20 7DE, RG20 8QJ, RG20 8QH, RG20 8QL, RG20 8QS … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 37.1 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 39.2 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Railway Station 6.6 miles
- Kintbury Railway Station 6.7 miles
Hotels near Leckhampstead Ad
- Crab & Boar 4 1.8 miles
- Five Bells Wickham 4.1 miles
- The Crown & Horns 4 4.3 miles
- Orida Hotels Newbury 4 3.4 miles
- The Chequers Hotel 4 5.9 miles
- Hare and Hounds Hotel 3 5.4 miles
- Donnington Valley Hotel and Spa 4 4.7 miles
- Donnington Grove Hotel & Golf Club 3 5 miles
- The Bunk Inn 4 4.2 miles
- The Queen's Arms 4 4.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 7 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 10.2 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 11.8 miles
- Sulhampstead House Estate 13.8 miles
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 15.1 miles
- Wolf Hall Historic site 15.3 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 15.4 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 16 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 16.6 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 16.8 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 17.1 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 17.3 miles