Location and Amenities
Situated in the unitary authority of West Berkshire, south-west of Newbury, on the Berkshire-Hampshire border, the parish covers rather less than 1,850 acres (7.5 km2), having lost territory in a boundary change of 1991. The village contains scattered settlements such as Ash Tree Corner, Chapel Corner, Holtwood and Irish Hill. There is a 12th-century church (St Mary's), a village hall, a public house called the White Hart, a Dogs Trust canine rescue kennels and the Organic Research Centre at Elm Farm.
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