Pangbourne
Pangbourne
is a large
village
on the
River Thames
in the
English
county of
Berkshire
. Pangbourne is the home of the
public school
Pangbourne College
.
Location
Pangbourne is located some 5 miles from
Reading
and 20 miles from
Oxford
on the
River Thames
and is directly across the river from the smaller
Oxfordshire
village of
Whitchurch-on-Thames
. The two villages are connected by
Whitchurch Bridge
and often considered as a single settlement;
Whitchurch Lock
is on the Oxfordshire bank but its
weir
spans the river to Pangbourne. The
River Pang
flows through the centre of Pangbourne village before joining the River Thames between the lock and bridge.
Pangbourne railway station
is on the Reading to Oxford railway line.
Nearby towns and cities:
Reading
Nearby villages:
Goring-On-Thames
,
Lower Basildon
,
Purley-On-Thames
,
Streatley
,
Tidmarsh
,
Theale
,
Upper Basildon
,
Whitchurch-on-Thames
Government
Pangbourne is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It falls within the area of the
unitary authority
of
West Berkshire
. Both the parish council and the unitary authority are responsible for different aspects of local government. Pangbourne forms part of the
Reading West parliamentary constituency
.
See also
List of places in Berkshire
List of civil parishes in England
External links
Pangbourne Village Website
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