East Shefford
| Great Shefford | |
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 St Mary's parish church |
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 Great Shefford
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| Great Shefford shown within Berkshire | |
| Area | 13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi) |
| Population | 937 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU3875 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Newbury |
| Postcode district | RG17 |
| Dialling code | 01488 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Great Shefford and Shefford Woodlands |
Great Shefford (or West Shefford) is a village and civil parish on the River Lambourn in West Berkshire, England. The modern civil parish includes the historical parish of Little or East Shefford, a much-lessened small neighbourhood downstream. The parish also includes the village of Shefford Woodlands, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Great Shefford and near M4 junction 14.
The 2001 Census recorded a parish population of 896, and 880 are listed on the Millennium Stone opposite the petrol station. The population grew by approximately 5% in the ten years to 2011.
The toponym of both Sheffords is derived from the Old English for "sheep ford".
Great Shefford village has a parish church, public house, school, shop and petrol station.
Service 4 (Newbury-Lambourn) serves Great Shefford. From 1898 until 1960 Great Shefford railway station on the Lambourn Valley Railway served the parish. The nearest main line station is in central Newbury, with a journey time to London Paddington from 50 minutes to 67 minutes.
The A338 between Hungerford to the south and Wantage to the north runs through the village, one and a half miles north of Junction 14 on the M4 motorway.
The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary is one of two existing round-tower churches in Berkshire. The other one is at St Gregory's parish church at nearby Welford.
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