Wasing in England
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Wasing

Wasing is a small village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. It is situated in the West Berkshire district, near to the Berkshire-Hampshire border approximately 7.5 miles south east of Newbury, its post town. Other places located close by include Aldermaston and Brimpton. The village is situated near the River Enborne. The area largely consists of the Wasing Estate which was purchased in 1759 by the London nautical publisher John Mount.

Located at 51.3667, -1.16667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Villages in Berkshire, West Berkshire, Civil parishes in Berkshire, Aldermaston

Heale's Lock

Heale's Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Thatcham and Woolhampton, Berkshire, England. Heale's Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury. The canal is administered by British Waterways. The lock has a rise/fall of 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m). , and was originally a turf lock, being rebuilt as a conventional lock in the late 1980s.

Located at 51.393, -1.19365 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, Locks of Berkshire

Woolhampton Reed Bed

Woolhampton Reed Bed is a 5.77 hectare (14.25 acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest in the civil parish of Woolhampton in the English county of Berkshire. The site was officially notified in 1985. The site is adjacent to the River Kennet and consists of dense reed bed with smaller areas of tall fen vegetation and carr woodland.

Located at 51.3964, -1.1749 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Kennet and Avon Canal, Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berkshire, Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1985, West Berkshire

MERLIN reactor

MERLIN reactor was a 10MWt pool-type research reactor at Aldermaston Court, Aldermaston, Berkshire, England which operated from 6 November 1959 until 1962. It was privately owned and operated by Associated Electrical Industries. It was opened by Prince Philip on 6 November 1959.

Located at 51.38, -1.1461 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Nuclear reactors, Aldermaston

Brimpton Pit

Brimpton Pit is a 1.6 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Brimpton in Berkshire, notified in 1984.

Located at 51.3821, -1.18809 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berkshire, Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1984, West Berkshire

Portland House, Aldermaston

Portland House is an office building in Aldermaston, Berkshire, UK. It was designed by Tim Forsyth.

Located at 51.3799, -1.1467 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Berkshire

Shalford Preceptory

Shalford Preceptory was a preceptory of Knights Hospitaller at Shalford in the civil parish of Brimpton in the English county of Berkshire. In was established in the late 12th century. By 1338, it had merged with the preceptory at Greenham.

Located at 51.3783, -1.1977 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Monasteries in Berkshire, West Berkshire, Preceptories of Knights Hospitaller in England, 12th-century establishments in England, Christian monasteries established in the 12th century

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Aldermaston

The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Aldermaston is the Church of England parish church of Aldermaston in Berkshire. The church, which is dedicated to St Mary, dates from the mid-12th century and has examples of Norman and Jacobean architecture. The building has had a number of extensions, particularly in the 13th, 14th, 15th and 17th centuries.

Located at 51.3807, -1.1442 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Church of England churches in Berkshire, Grade I listed buildings in Berkshire, Grade I listed churches, Norman architecture