12 Facts About Newbury Berkshire

Newbury Berkshire was founded late in the 11th century following the Norman conquest as a new borough, hence its name.

The first reference to a bridge on the site of the current Newbury Berkshire Bridge is an account of its reconstruction in the 14th Century.

Newbury Berkshire was roughly halfway between London and Bath and an obvious stopping point in the two-day journey.

Newbury Berkshire had to wait until 1847 to join the railway network, with the opening of the Berks and Hants Railway branch line from Reading to Hungerford via Newbury Berkshire, and until 1906 to be on a main line, with the opening of the Reading-Taunton line.

From 1999 to 2020 Newbury Berkshire was part of the South East England European Parliament constituency electing MEPs by proportional representation.

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Newbury Berkshire is surrounded on three sides by the North Wessex Downs.

The local economy is inter-related to that of the eastern M4 corridor which has most of its industrial, logistical and research businesses close to Newbury Berkshire, Reading and Slough, with smaller industrial estates in the county at Theale, Bracknell and Maidenhead.

However, West Newbury Berkshire Council contracted services were transferred back to Reading Buses, who continue to operate the Vodafone Buses and the Jet Black 1 service, initially alongside Weavaway, under the Kennections brand in September 2016.

Newbury Berkshire is home to one of England's major racecourses, Newbury Berkshire Racecourse, which celebrated its centenary in 2005.

Newbury Berkshire has one of the last remaining lidos in the United Kingdom.

Newbury Berkshire has two athletics clubs: Team Kennet and Newbury Berkshire Athletics Club.

Newbury Berkshire is home to the Donnington Grove estate, where a golf course was opened in 1993.