Eddington, Berkshire


Eddington is a village in the civil parish of Hungerford in the West Berkshire district of Berkshire, England. It lies approximately north-east from Hungerford, its nearest town and is divided from it by the river Kennet.
The Eddington estate is owned by businessman Sir Peter Michael and is located north of Eddington village.

History

The village wheelwright's shop Messrs R. Middleton & Sons closed in 1951. Some of the woodworking tools from the shop including axes, chisels, planes, lathe tools and gouges were purchased at an auction on 6 April 1951, and now in the Museum of English Rural Life.