Hungerford
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Hungerford is a historic market town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, west of Newbury, east of Marlborough, and 60 miles (97 km) west of London. The population of the parish at the 2021 census was 5,869.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.official_name
- Hungerford
- UK place.static_image_name
- Hungerford Town Hall.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Hungerford Town Hall
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- Hungerford logo.jpg
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- Town symbol
- UK place.population
- 5,869
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 27.52
- UK place.civil_parish
- Hungerford
- UK place.unitary_england
- West Berkshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Berkshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Newbury
- UK place.post_town
- HUNGERFORD
- UK place.postcode_district
- RG17
- UK place.postcode_area
- RG
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- market town
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- West Berkshire
- Population
- 5767
- Area
- 27.52
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- www.hungerford.uk.net/councilmainpages/council_intro.php
- Image
- Hungerford Town Hall.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01488
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- OS grid reference
- SU334681
- postal code
- RG17
- Commons category
- Hungerford
- topic's main category
- Category:Hungerford
- P8168
- Isaac Hayes
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- Johannes Junius
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- History
- 1987 massacre
- Government
- Geography
- Transport
- Church
- Sport and leisure
- Hocktide
- Legends
- Literature
- Notable people
- Demography
- Freedom of the Town
- Individuals
- See also
- References
- External links
Hungerford is a historic market town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, west of Newbury, east of Marlborough, and 60 miles (97 km) west of London. The population of the parish at the 2021 census was 5,869.
The Kennet and Avon Canal passes through the town alongside the River Dun, a major tributary of the River Kennet. The confluence with the Kennet is to the north of the centre, whence canal and river both continue east. Hungerford railway station is a minor stop on the Reading to Taunton Line.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hungerford” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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