- Kintbury
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Kintbury
latitude= 51.399550
longitude= -1.448800
population= 2,400 (Parish, 2001)
unitary_england=West Berkshire
region= South East England
lieutenancy_england=Berkshire
constituency_westminster= Newbury
post_town= HUNGERFORD
postcode_district= RG17
postcode_area= RG
dial_code= 01488
os_grid_reference= SU383669Kintbury is a large
village andcivil parish in central-southernEngland , located inWest Berkshire between the towns of Newbury andHungerford .Amenities
In Kintbury there is a
primary school and a CofEparish church [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6264] both dedicated to St Mary, apost office , a corner shop, and one of the few villagebutcher 's left in the wholeUnited Kingdom The Roman Catholic youth retreat centre,St Cassian's Centre , is south-west of the village, between Inglewood and Titcomb. There are 3 pubs in the village called the Blue Ball, The Dundas Arms [http://www.dundasarms.co.uk/] and The Prince Of Wales all of which serve food.Transport
Kintbury railway station in the village is served by local services from Reading and Newbury toGreat Bedwyn . TheKennet and Avon Canal [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6270] also runs through the village atKintbury Lock [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6273] .Kintbury was named by the Sunday Times in 2007 as in the top ten of England's most sought after villages.
History
Kintbury was spelt "Cynetanbyrig" in the
10th century and "Kenetebury" in the13th century . AfterSaint Birinus converted the people of Berkshire toChristianity in the mid7th century ,minster s soon became established in the county from whichpriest s were sent out into the countryside. One such was founded at Kintbury, possibly it was the 'holy place' mentioned in the will of the Saxonthegn , Wulfgar, in935 .External links
* [http://kintbury.org.uk/ Kintbury village website]
* [http://www.berkshirehistory.com/villages/kintbury.html Royal Berkshire History: Kintbury]
* [http://www.berkshirehistory.com/churches/kintbury.html Royal Berkshire History: St Mary's Church, Kintbury]
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