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Kingsclere has a film society.<ref name="filmsoc">{{cite web | title = Kingsclere Film Club | url = http://www.kingsclerefilm.co.uk/ | accessdate = 2006-10-07}}</ref> |
Kingsclere has a film society.<ref name="filmsoc">{{cite web | title = Kingsclere Film Club | url = http://www.kingsclerefilm.co.uk/ | accessdate = 2006-10-07}}</ref> |
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Kingsclere is home to minor celebrities, such as frequent Radio Times contributor Ryan Westcombe. |
Kingsclere is home to minor celebrities, such as frequent [[Radio Times]] contributor Ryan Westcombe. |
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There are three Christian churches, Kingsclere Methodist Church.<ref name="Methodist">{{cite web | title = Kingsclere Methodist Church | url = http://www.kingsclere.net/ | accessdate = 2006-10-12}}</ref>, Saint Mary's Anglican Church<ref name="Saint Mary's">{{cite web | title = Saint Mary's Anglican Church | url = http://www.clerewoodlands.org.uk/ | accessdate = 2007-01-15}}</ref> and Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church. |
There are three Christian churches, Kingsclere Methodist Church.<ref name="Methodist">{{cite web | title = Kingsclere Methodist Church | url = http://www.kingsclere.net/ | accessdate = 2006-10-12}}</ref>, Saint Mary's Anglican Church<ref name="Saint Mary's">{{cite web | title = Saint Mary's Anglican Church | url = http://www.clerewoodlands.org.uk/ | accessdate = 2007-01-15}}</ref> and Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church. |
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| Kingsclere | |
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| Population | Expression error: "3,396 (Civil Parish, 2001)" must be numeric |
| OS grid reference | SU527588 |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWBURY |
| Postcode district | RG20 |
| Dialling code | 01635 |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Kingsclere is a large village and civil parish in the county of Hampshire, England. Kingsclere is located near to Watership Down.
Geography
Kingsclere is situated approximately equidistant (13 km / 8 miles) from the towns of Basingstoke and Newbury on the A339 road.
Economy
In 2003, Kingsclere won an award in the Calor Village of the Year competition, winning in the Business category for the Southern and South East England region.[1] The award was controversially placed above the public toilets of the village.
Culture
Kingsclere has a film society.[2]
Kingsclere is home to minor celebrities, such as frequent Radio Times contributor Ryan Westcombe.
There are three Christian churches, Kingsclere Methodist Church.[3], Saint Mary's Anglican Church[4] and Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church.
Administration
The parish council meets in the Village Club monthly, except for August and December.[5]
In 2005, Kingsclere started its Village Plan for the next 10 years to make sure that the village is still kept in a decent condition and is improved, and does not develop into a town-sized settlement.
History
Kingsclere used to have a workhouse.[6]
Sources
- ^ "Calor Village of the Year Competition 2003 - Final Results". Calor Village of the Year. Retrieved 2006-08-05.
- ^ "Kingsclere Film Club". Retrieved 2006-10-07.
- ^ "Kingsclere Methodist Church". Retrieved 2006-10-12.
- ^ "Saint Mary's Anglican Church". Retrieved 2007-01-15.
- ^ "Kingsclere Parish Council". Retrieved 2006-10-08.
- ^ Higginbotham, Peter. "Kingsclere Poor Law Union and Workhouse". The Workhouse. Retrieved 2006-10-07.
See also
External links
- Kingsclere Parish Council
- Kingsclere: Its heritage and genealogy
- Kingsclere, history from the website of Hampshire County Council
- A Vision of Britain through Time: Kingsclere
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