- Hurst, Berkshire
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= St.Nicholas Hurst
latitude= 51.458195
longitude= -0.852433
population= 1,350 (2001)
unitary_england= Wokingham
region= South East England
lieutenancy_england=Berkshire
constituency_westminster=Maidenhead
post_town=READING
postcode_area= RG
postcode_district= RG10
post_town1=WOKINGHAM
postcode_area1= RG
postcode_district1=RG40
dial_code= 0118
dial_code1=01344
os_grid_reference= SU798738Hurst is a
village in the English county ofBerkshire . It constitutes acivil parish , known officially as St Nicholas Hurst.Geography
The parish of St Nicholas Hurst is situated at gbmapping|SU798738, four miles north of
Wokingham and two miles (3 km) south of Twyford in the county ofBerkshire . It covers some 2.50 square miles (6.50square kilometre s) and as such is the largestcivil parish in the administrative area of Wokingham Borough.The village is on the A321 Twyford to Wokingham road. There are a number of other smaller areas of sporadic development, the main ones being along Davis Street on the B3030 Twyford to
Winnersh road, along the B3034 Forest Road, from Bill Hill to Binfield and on Broadcommon Road.The
River Loddon flows north along the western side of the Parish and a substantial proportion of the parish lies within thealluvial flood plain of this river and its tributaries. The most important exceptions to this are Church Hill just to the west of the village centre, and Ashridge to the south-east.The
M4 motorway crosses the southern half of the parish but does not have any direct access within the Parish. The A329(M) forms the south-west boundary, separating Hurst from Wokingham and Winnersh.The main
London toBristol railway line runs along the northern boundary, with a station in the neighbouring parish of Twyford.Local government
Hurst is a
civil parish with an electedparish council . It falls within the area of theunitary authority of Wokingham Borough. Both theparish council and theunitary authority are responsible for different aspects of local government.Culture
The main event of the
year in Hurst is the annual Horse Show and Country Fayre which usually takes place over the lastweekend of June. There are several activesports club s, includingcricket , football andtennis . Thespians are also catered for with the biennialpantomime . Thevillage hall is the venue for a number of cultural events and is the home of the Pre-School Playgroup. TheStanlake Park Wine Estate is in the north of the parish.External links
* [http://www.hurst-pc.org.uk/ Parish Council]
* [http://www.hvs.org.uk/ Village Society]
* [http://history.hvs.org.uk/ Local History]
* [http://www.HurstHorseShow.org.uk/ Horse Show & Country Fayre]
* [http://www.hurstpanto.org.uk/ Pantomime Group]
* [http://www.HurstVillageHalls.org.uk/ Village Halls]
* [http://www.warmemorial.org.uk/ War Memorial]
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