Brimpton

Also known as Brimpton, Berkshire

Brimpton is a mostly rural village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England. Brimpton is centred ESE of the town of Newbury.

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Place details

Locality: Brimpton
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 325

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Key facts

UK place.type: Village and civil parish
UK place.static_image_name: St Peters, Brimpton - geograph.org.uk - 1417.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: St Peter's Church
UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Brimpton
UK place.shire_district: West Berkshire
UK place.shire_county: Berkshire
UK place.region: South East England
UK place.post_town: READING
UK place.postcode_district: RG7
UK place.postcode_area: RG
UK place.civil_parish: Brimpton
UK place.population: 616
UK place.population_ref: (2011 census)
UK place.area_total_km2: 11.86
UK place.dial_code: 0118
UK place.constituency_westminster: Newbury

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Wikidata facts

Population: 616
Area: 11.86
Image: St Peters, Brimpton - geograph.org.uk - 1417.jpg
Dialing code: 0118

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Toponymy
Geography
History
Social history
Lords of the Manor
Brimpton Manor
Shalford Manor
Demography
Religion
Amenities
Demography
References
Bibliography

Brimpton is a mostly rural village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England. Brimpton is centred ESE of the town of Newbury.

== Toponymy == One suggested origin of the name of Brimpton comes from "Brynni's Town"; Brynni was an Anglo-Saxon owner of the land. A more likely explanation is that Brimpton stands on a hill, and the name comes from a Saxo-Celtic version of "Hill Town"; the Celtic word for hill being "bryn". This name was probably coined in reference to the Iron Age settlement.