Hungerford
Hungerford is a city in the west of County Berkshire . It is about 10 miles west of Newbury . Hungerford has an urban area of 27 km² and in 2001 had about 5560 inhabitants. There are two churches in the city, St. Lawrence Church and a Methodist Church .
Infrastructure
Hungerford is about five miles south of the M4 motorway . The A34 is about 10 miles west and runs through Newbury. There is a direct rail link to London . The Kennet and Avon Canal and the River Dun run through the city. The River Kennet separates from the Kennet and Avon Canal east of the city.
history
In 1989 objects from the Stone Age and building remains from the Bronze Age were found in the city . A Roman road was also discovered north of Hungerford.
Hungerford was first mentioned in 1108. Around 1200 a new road was built that ran from north to south. Between the 11th and 14th centuries, Hungerford was ruled alternately by the counties of Leicester and Lancaster .
In 1688, when William of Orange arrived in Devon to march with his army to London, James II met with William of Orange at Hungerford to make plans on how to give the royal crown to William.
The Kennet and Avon Canal opened in 1810. The new St Lawrence Church replaced the old church in 1816. These increased the city's trade. In 1841 a railway line to Bristol was built, after which the canals lost their importance. Towards the end of the Victorian Age , a new town hall was built.
In 1907 Hungerford was connected to the telephone network, in 1910 the town received a state school and in 1914 a post office was opened in the town.
In 1987 there was a rampage in the city in which 16 people were killed.
Personalities
- Charlie Austin (* 1989), soccer player
- Max Hastings (* 1945), editor and writer
- Will Young (* 1979), singer and actor
- Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford (1893–1971), Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Individual evidence
Web links
- Hungerford Town Council , official website
- Website to Hungerford (English)
Coordinates: 51 ° 25 ′ N , 1 ° 31 ′ W