- Bagnor
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official_name =Bagnor
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os_grid_reference= SU452692Bagnor is a hamlet close to the town of Newbury in the English county of
Berkshire and on the banks of theRiver Lambourn . It is best known as the home of the nationally famousWatermill Theatre . It was recorded in theDomesday Book as "Bagenore". [cite web
url = http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/berkshire1.html
title = The Domesday Book Online: Berkshire A-C
accessdate = 2007-12-22 ]It is near the villages of Speen, Donnington, Boxford, and Winterbourne.
Donnington Castle lies less than a mile to the east.Local government
Bagnor forms part of the
civil parish of Speen, which is itself part of the district administered by theunitary authority ofWest Berkshire .Rack Marsh
Rack Marsh is a small nature reserve in the village which is managed by
BBOWT . It is designated as aSite of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It was the scene of protests during the construction of theNewbury bypass which passes close to the east of the village. This was partly due to the presence on the reserve of the rareDesmoulin's whorl snail . [cite web
url = http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/2000109.pdf
title = SSSI designation for Kennet and Lambourn Floodplain
accessdate = 2007-12-22 ]See also
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List of places in Berkshire References
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