Boxford, Berkshire
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 Watermill at the centre of the village |
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 Boxford
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| Boxford shown within Berkshire | |
| Area | 11.74 km2 (4.53 sq mi) |
| Population | 463 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU428715 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Newbury |
| Postcode district | RG20 |
| Dialling code | 01488 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Boxford Royal County of Berkshire |
Boxford is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of West Berkshire, part of Berkshire in England.
The village is on the east bank of the Lambourn, about 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Newbury but south of the M4 motorway. The included hamlet of Westbrook is on the opposite bank of the Berkshire Downs tributary.
A number of Bronze Age features have been recorded near Boxford and an urn of this period has been found.
A hearth and pottery fragments from the Iron Age, including a La Tène pot, have been found near the north end of Boxford Common. Iron Age pottery fragments and a possible earthwork have also been found near Borough Hill
Mud Hall Cottage on Wyfield Farm is the site of a large Roman building which was excavated about 1870.Roman pottery and coins have been found at Boxford Rectory. The course of Ermin Street Roman road that linked Corinium Dobunnorum (Cirencester) and Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester) passes through the south of the parish. A 140 yards (130 m) section is visible from aerial archaeology near William's Copse.
In AD 958 King Eadred granted property at Boxore to his servant Wulfric, and in 968 King Edgar the Peaceful granted a similar amount of property here to his servant Elfwin. Both men ceded their holdings to Abingdon Abbey, which thus held the whole manor of Boxford before the Norman Conquest of England.
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