English Heritage sites near Thatcham Parish
DONNINGTON CASTLE
4 miles from Thatcham Parish
The striking twin-towered 14th-century gatehouse of this castle, later the focus of a Civil War siege and battle, survives amid impressive earthworks.
SILCHESTER ROMAN CITY WALLS AND AMPHITHEATRE
8 miles from Thatcham Parish
Originally a tribal centre of the Iron Age Atrebates, Silchester became the large and important Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum.
CHISBURY CHAPEL
15 miles from Thatcham Parish
This pretty thatched and flintwalled 13th century chapel survived after the Reformation in 1547 by being used as a barn as part of Chisbury Farm.
LUDGERSHALL CASTLE AND CROSS
18 miles from Thatcham Parish
The ruins and earthworks of a royal castle dating mainly from the 12th and 13th centuries, frequently used as a hunting lodge. The remains of the medieval cross stand in the centre of the village.
THE GRANGE AT NORTHINGTON
19 miles from Thatcham Parish
Set like a lakeside temple in a landscaped park, The Grange at Northington is the foremost example of the Greek Revival style in England.
UFFINGTON CASTLE - WHITE HORSE AND DRAGON HILL
19 miles from Thatcham Parish
Three atmospheric sites lie along the Ridgeway. Uffington 'Castle' is a large Iron Age hillfort, Dragon Hill a natural mound associated in legend with St George.
Churches in Thatcham Parish
St Barnabas
Thatcham Park School, Park Avenue
Thatcham
Reading
(01635) 862277
http://stbarnabasthatcham.weebly.com/
We are a young, lively church, who meet in Thatcham Park School in Park Avenue.
Children especially welcome.
We are an Anglican Church plant from St Mary's Church of England Parish Church.
Thatcham St Mary
Church Gate
Thatcham
(01635) 862277
http://www.stmarysthatcham.org.uk
St. Mary's is the historic parish church of the town offering a wide range of patterns of worship and catering for many needs.
Its main service is at 10am on Sundays when the Parish Communion is the central act of worship. The church caters for all ages of young people and has a number of groups providing spiritual sustenance for people of every age.
Pubs in Thatcham Parish
Black Horse
Crickets
Kings Head
Mill House
Bradley Moor Square, Thatcham, RG18 4QH
(01635) 867897
themillhousethatcham.co.uk/
Newbury & Thatcham Hockey Club
Henwick Lane, Thatcham, RG18 3BN
(01635) 46251
nt-hc.org/clubhousehire.php
Old Chequers
Plough
Swan
Station Road, Thatcham, RG19 4QL
(01635) 862084
swanpubthatcham.co.uk/
Thatcham Rugby Club
Henwick Lane, Thatcham, RG18 3BN
07974 771701
thatchamrugby.co.uk/
