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Donnington, Berkshire

Village in Berkshire, England

Donnington, Berkshire

Village in Berkshire, England

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label_positiontop
civil_parishShaw-cum-Donnington
unitary_englandWest Berkshire
regionSouth East England
lieutenancy_englandBerkshire
countryEngland
post_townNewbury
postcode_districtRG14
postcode_areaRG
dial_code01635
constituency_westminsterNewbury

Donnington is a village in the civil parish of Shaw-cum-Donnington in West Berkshire, England. It is located north of the town of Newbury. It contains a ruined medieval castle and a Strawberry Hill Gothic mansion.

Notable buildings

Castle

Aerial photo of Donnington Castle in 2020

Donnington Castle, a ruined medieval castle of some historical significance, was the home of Richard Abberbury the Elder. The second Battle of Newbury (27 October 1644) was fought between Newbury and Donnington as an attack on the castle, which was held for the Royalists by Sir John Boys. The main entrance range of Donnington Castle House was built in 1648 to incorporate an earlier lodge.

Hospital almshouses

Donnington Hospital Almshouses

Donnington Hospital almshouses, founded in 1393, form the oldest charity in the county, although others formed later had older charities merged into them. Robert Beaugraunt is recorded as minister of the poor in 1412. The earliest current building dates from 1602, but the complex is wide-ranging, with additional modern almshouses having been built in Bucklebury and Iffley.

Others

Other notable buildings include Donnington Priory and Donnington Grove. The latter is a Strawberry Hill Gothic mansion built by the antiquary and translator James Pettit Andrews in 1763–1772. It is now a hotel in the centre of a golf course.

Transport

Donnington has regular bus services to Newbury.

Famous residents

  • Richard Abberbury the Elder (1331–1399), chamberlain to Anne of Bohemia, Queen to King Richard II of England, owned estates in Donnington.
  • Albemarle Bertie (1755–1824), Royal Navy officer and later Admiral during the American Revolutionary War and Napoleonic Wars, retired to Donnington Priory.
  • Beau Brummell (1778–1840), Regency dandy, lived at Donnington Grove.
  • Sebastian Faulks (born 1953), journalist and author, was born in the village.
  • Thomas Hughes (1822–1896), author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, lived at Donnington Priory.
  • Barbara Euphan Todd (1890–1976), author of the Worzel Gummidge series of stories for children, died at Donnington.

References

Sources

References

  1. "The siege of Donnington Castle".
  2. "Berkshire Records".
  3. [https://bustimes.org/localities/donnington-newbury Bus times Retrieved 16 January 2019.]
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