Greenham

Greenham is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. It was recorded in the Domesday Book as Greneham.[1] Greenham commences immediately south-east of Newbury and is in the West Berkshire district of England.

For other uses, see Greenham (disambiguation).

Greenham
Greenham
Location within Berkshire
OS grid referenceSU 48326529
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNewbury
Postcode districtRG14
Dialling code01635
PoliceThames Valley
FireRoyal Berkshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
St Mary's Church

Demography
2011 Published Statistics: Population, home ownership and extracts from Physical Environment, surveyed in 2005[2]
Output areaHomes owned outrightOwned with a loanSocially rentedPrivately rentedOtherkm2 roadskm2 waterkm2 domestic gardensUsual residentskm2
Civil parish126146507090.2580.0390.24693713.6

Former RAF station
Main article: RAF Greenham Common

The former Royal Air Force station RAF Greenham Common covers much of the south-east of the civil parish of the village, surrounded by the Common which covers most of the parish.

Governance
Drawing of Greenham Manor House, circa 1700.

West Berkshire administers local government; certain minor local services such as footpaths and sports facilities received grants from the precept of the civil parish council formed of residents.[3] The population of the civil parish including Newtown Common was 3,628 at the 2011 Census.

The area of the village, in its broad, traditional definition, including the racecourse, common land and aviation base, is 13.6 square kilometres (5.3 sq mi).[2]

Geography

Greenham has a public open space by the church called Audrey's Meadow, that is run by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[4] It was named after one of the Parish Councilors called Mrs Audrey Appleby.[5]

Housing

An area separating southern Newbury from Greenham (sometimes referred to by locals as the 'Greenham Gap') has historically been free of housing, but a development of 36 houses by David Wilson Homes was completed in this area in 2020[6] and outline plans for further housing were approved in 2017[7] and 2018,[8] amidst concerns about traffic management and local rights of way.

Newbury Racecourse
Main article: Newbury Racecourse

Newbury Racecourse is on the northern border of Greenham.

See also
  • List of civil parishes in Berkshire

References
  1. "The Domesday Book Online: Berkshire D-M". Retrieved 23 January 2008.
  2. Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005
  3. Greenham Civil Parish Council Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  4. Opening Times. "Audrey's Meadow | Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust". Bbowt.org.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. Posted by Me. "Newbury Berkshire: Public space named in honour". Newburyberkshire.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. "Willows Grange". David Wilson Homes. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. "157 homes approved to tackle need for housing". newburytoday. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  8. "Plans for more homes in Greenham set for green light". newburytoday. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020.


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