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Village and civil parish in England

Stanford Dingley
Village and civil parish
15th-century building and The Old Boot Inn
Stanford Dingley is located in BerkshireStanford DingleyStanford DingleyLocation within Berkshire
Area 4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population 179 (2011 census)[1]
• Density 37/km2 (96/sq mi)
OS grid reference SU575715
• London 45.4 miles (73.1 km)
Civil parish Stanford Dingley
Unitary authority West Berkshire
Ceremonial county Berkshire
Region South East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town READING
Postcode district RG7
Dialling code 0118
Police Thames Valley
Fire Royal Berkshire
Ambulance South Central
UK Parliament Newbury
List of places UK England Berkshire 51°26′24″N 1°10′16″W / 51.440°N 1.171°W / 51.440; -1.171

Stanford Dingley is a small village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England, between Newbury and Theale.

St Denys's parish church, next to Manor Farm

Stanford Dingley fills part of both sides of the valley of the upper River Pang, on the minor roads between the A4 Bath Road and the M4 motorway. The parish mostly consists of farmland, with some woodland in the upland regions. The southern parish boundary runs along the edge of the woodland on the northern slopes of Clay Hill. The official and actual northern boundary is the motorway which is buffered by the area's only area of woodlands, covering about a fifth of the total area. Bucklebury lies to the west and Bradfield to the east. The village spreads north–south along Cock Lane, which runs between Bradfield Southend and Yattendon. Slightly detached to the south is the hamlet of Jennetts Hill and to the north is 'The Buildings'. The pond complex around the 'Blue Pool', containing artesian aquifers, though generally thought of as part of Stanford Dingley is actually just across the parish boundary in Bradfield.

Stanford is from the Old English for "Stoney-Ford", perhaps indicating a Roman river-crossing of the river Pang heading towards Dorchester-on-Thames.[_citation needed_] Dingley was the name of the lords of the manor. One of their wives has a monumental brass in the 12th century Church of England parish church of Saint Denys. The church has remnants of the original Anglo-Saxon church within its inner walls. The main door and the wall paintings in the nave date from the 13th century and the white wooden bell tower was built in the 15th century. The churchyard is notable for a number of sweet chestnut trees. The church is a Grade I listed building.[2]

There are two pubs in the village, the 15th century Bull Inn, a Grade II listed building,[3] and the 18th-century Old Boot Inn, also Grade II listed.[4]

Stanford Dingley is an ecclesiastical parish in the Church of England, recorded as such in the Domesday Book. It shares in events and clergy with the benefice of Bucklebury and Bradfield.[5][6]

2011 Published Statistics: Population, home ownership and extracts from Physical Environment, surveyed in 2005[1]

Output area Homes owned outright Owned with a loan Socially rented Privately rented Other km2 roads km2 water km2 domestic gardens Usual residents km2
Civil parish 33 25 9 11 3 0.040 0.016 0.151 179 4.82
  1. ^ a b Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005
  2. ^ Historic England (29 November 1983). "Church of St Denys (Grade I) (1213251)". National Heritage List for England.
  3. ^ Historic England (29 November 1983). "The Bull Inn (Grade II) (1289136)". National Heritage List for England.
  4. ^ Historic England (29 November 1983). "The Old Boot Inn (Grade II) (1213177)". National Heritage List for England.
  5. ^ "Benefice of Bucklebury, Bradfield and Stanford Dingley". The Church of England. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Stanford Dingley: St Denys – Information". achurchnearyou.com. The Church of England. Retrieved 12 December 2014.