Newbury, Berkshire

Newbury is the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in the United Kingdom. It is situated on the River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal, and has a town centre containing many seventeenth century buildings.

Location

Newbury is situated on the River Kennet, the valley of which forms an important east-west transport route, served by the Kennet and Avon Canal, the Great Western Railway line from London to the West Country and the old A4 road from London to Bristol. The latter road has been replaced as a long distance route by the M4 motorway which here runs parallel five miles to the north.

Related Topics:
River Kennet - Kennet and Avon Canal - Great Western Railway - London - West Country - A4 road - Bristol - M4 motorway

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At Newbury this east-west route is crossed by an equally important north-south route, from the major south coast port of Southampton to the industrial centres of the Midlands. Although this route was once served by a railway route, today it is only served by the A34 road, which today bypasses Newbury to the west on an alignment partially using the old rail route (see also 'History' below).

Related Topics:
Southampton - Midlands - A34 road

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The town is surrounded on three sides (north, west and south) by the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and the downland to the south rises steeply out of the river valley giving good views.

Related Topics:
North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - Downland

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Nearby towns and cities: Thatcham, Hungerford, Didcot, Reading, Oxford, Basingstoke, Winchester

Related Topics:
Thatcham - Hungerford - Didcot - Reading - Oxford - Basingstoke - Winchester

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Nearby villages: Speen, Shaw, Donnington, Bagnor, Greenham, Wash Common, Cold Ash, Chieveley, Highclere, Burghclere, Hermitage, Kintbury, Kingsclere, Lambourn

Related Topics:
Speen - Shaw - Donnington - Bagnor - Greenham - Wash Common - Cold Ash - Chieveley - Highclere - Burghclere - Hermitage - Kintbury - Kingsclere - Lambourn

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Nearby places of interest: Combe Gibbet, Donnington Castle, Sandham Memorial Chapel, Highclere Castle, Watermill Theatre, Watership Down

Related Topics:
Combe Gibbet - Donnington Castle - Sandham Memorial Chapel - Highclere Castle - Watermill Theatre - Watership Down

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