Highcoems, United Kingdom
Highcoems is a town of 2,463 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Highcoems
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 5 places to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Highclere Castle and Farthings.
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About Highcoems
Highclere (pronounced ) is a village and civil parish in the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Hampshire, England, in the northern part of the county, near the Berkshire border. It is famous as the location of Highclere Castle, a Victorian house of the Earl of Carnarvon, and the setting for films and TV series including Downton Abbey.
From the Wikipedia article Highclere (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks7
Highclere Castle
Museum · 1.0 mi
Country house in Hampshire, England, UK
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes5
History
The parish church of St Michael and All Angels sits between Highclere Castle and the main part of the village. This 'new' church (1870s) replaced a much older church sited adjacent to Highclere Castle, and parish records go back to pre-Norman times.
There is a pub, the Red House, a flourishing village hall and a private junior ('Prep') school, Thorngrove. The church parish is part of the North West Hampshire Benefice (with Ashmansworth, Crux Easton, East Woodhay and Woolton Hill). The civil parish of Highclere has two wards, Highclere and Penwood.
"Highclere Holly" (Ilex altaclerensis) was first identified here and still flourishes in local woodlands.
According to local legend there used to be a grampus living in a yew tree in the churchyard of the Highclere Estate Chapel.
On 22 August 1213, King John stayed at Peter des Roches the Bishop of Winchester's manor at Highclere, then called Bishop's Clere. An itinerary of King Edward II lists him as spending 2 September 1320 there.
From the History section of Highclere on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Highcoems
- Auberon HerbertBritish politician (1838–1906)
- Hugh SeagrimGeorge Cross recipient (1909–1944)
- Arnold RutherfordEnglish cricketer (1892-1980)
- Arthur Ridleycricketer (1852-1916)
- John RutherfordEnglish cricketer (1890-1943)
Born in Highcoems, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Churches and places of worship3
Schools, colleges and libraries4
St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, Woolton Hill
School · Anglican · 1.0 mi
Map of Highcoems
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Getting there and nearby towns
Upavon Airfield (UPV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 18 miles away.
- Newbury 5 mi northeast, about 8 min by car
- Kintbury 5 mi northwest, about 8 min by car
- Thatcham 7 mi northeast, about 11 min by car
- Winterbourne 8 mi north, about 12 min by car
- Wickham 8 mi north, about 12 min by car
- Hermitage 9 mi northeast, about 15 min by car
- Andover 10 mi southwest, about 16 min by car
- Great Bedwyn 10 mi west, about 16 min by car
- Tadley 11 mi east, about 17 min by car
- Basingstoke 14 mi southeast, about 22 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Highclere Church In United Kingdom near Newbury, TudorTulok, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Highclere Castle (April 2011), Richard Munckton from Windsor, Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0
- Hollington House, Newbury, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, richardc, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
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