Beedon


Beedon is a village and civil parish about 6½ miles north of Newbury in West Berkshire, England. The village has outlying farmhouses and is otherwise clustered west of the A34 road.

Manor house

Beedon manor house was built early in the 18th century.

Church

The Church of England parish church of Saint Nicholas was built in about 1220.

Transport

From 18 February 2013, Beedon is served by Newbury and District bus services 6 and 6A from Newbury.

Geography

Beedon has a site of Special Scientific Interest just to the north east of the village, called Ashridge Wood.

Demography

Military

There was a RAF decoy airfield opened to the west of the town during WWII. and its role was to deflect the bombing of real airfields. It was parented by nearby RAF Station Harwell, in Oxfordshire, England.