Newbury, Berkshire

Newbury
Newbury
Market town
	Newbury clock tower at sunset in 2018
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	Newbury Location within Berkshire
Area	9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Population	33,841 (2021 Census)
• Density	3,418/km2 (8,850/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU4767
• London	60 mi (100 km)
Unitary authority	West Berkshire;
Ceremonial county	Berkshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWBURY
Postcode district	RG14
Dialling code	01635
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Royal Berkshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Newbury;
	List of places UK England Berkshire 51°24′04″N 1°19′23″W / 51.401°N 1.323°W

Newbury is a market town in West Berkshire, England, in the valley of the River Kennet. It is 26 miles (42 km) south of Oxford, 25 miles (40 km) north of Winchester, 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Swindon and 20 miles (32 km) west of Reading. It is also where West Berkshire Council is headquartered.

Newbury lies on the edge of the Berkshire Downs, part of the North Wessex Downs Area of outstanding natural beauty, 3 miles (5 km) north of the Hampshire–Berkshire county boundary. In the suburban village of Donnington lies the part-ruined Donnington Castle and the surrounding hills are home to some of the country's most famous racehorse training grounds (centred on nearby Lambourn). To the south is a narrower range of hills including Walbury Hill and a few private landscape gardens and mansions, such as Highclere Castle. The local economy is inter-related to that of the eastern M4 corridor, which has most of its industrial, logistical and research businesses close to Newbury, mostly around Reading, Bracknell, Maidenhead and Slough. Together with the adjoining town of Thatcham, 3 miles (5 km) distant, Newbury forms the principal part of an urban area of approximately 70,000 people.^[3]

Newbury is also home to Newbury Racecourse, as well as being the location of the headquarters of Vodafone and the software company Micro Focus International. The town centres around a large market square and retains a rare medieval Cloth Hall, an adjoining half timbered granary, and the 15th-century St Nicolas Church, along with 17th- and 18th-century listed buildings.

^ "Newbury". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ "Grid Reference Finder". www.gridreferencefinder.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
^ "United Kingdom: Urban Areas in England - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 6 June 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

[bua2011-1] "Newbury". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[2] "Grid Reference Finder". www.gridreferencefinder.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

[3] "United Kingdom: Urban Areas in England - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 6 June 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

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