Upper Woolhampton

Upper Woolhampton

infobox UK place
country= England
official_name= Upper Woolhampton
latitude= 51.403551
longitude= -1.171123
civil_parish= Woolhampton
unitary_england= West Berkshire
region= South East England
lieutenancy_england= Berkshire
constituency_westminster= Newbury
os_grid_reference= SU576675

Upper Woolhampton is a settlement in the English county of Berkshire. It is situated some half a mile to the north of the parent village of Woolhampton, on higher ground. Both Woolhampton ("St Peters") church and the village school are actually located in Upper Woolhampton.Ordnance Survey (2006). "OS Explorer Map 158 - Newbury & Hungerford". ISBN 0-319-46352-4.]

Also in Upper Woolhampton is historic Woolhampton House, which now houses Elstree School, a preparatory school that relocated to Woolhampton from the London suburb of Elstree during the second world war. The Benedictine Douai Abbey community, and its now-closed Douai School is located a further half mile to the north.Ordnance Survey (2006). "OS Explorer Map 158 - Newbury & Hungerford". ISBN 0-319-46352-4.] cite web | title = Berkshire History : Woolhampton | url = http://www.berkshirehistory.com/villages/woolhampton.html | publisher = Nash Ford Publishing | date = 2004 | accessdate = 2007-09-13] cite web | title = Our History | url = http://www.elstreeschool.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=39 | publisher = Elstree School | accessdate = 2007-09-13]

Upper Woolhampton is part of the civil parish of Woolhampton, and lies in the West Berkshire local government district and the Newbury parliamentary constituency.Ordnance Survey (2006). "OS Explorer Map 158 - Newbury & Hungerford". ISBN 0-319-46352-4.] cite web | title = Woolhampton Parish Council’s Web Site | url = http://www.woolhampton-org.co.uk/index.html | accessdate = 2007-09-13]

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