Pangbourne

Pangbourne village centre

The River Pang in the village

The River Thames in the village

Pangbourne is a large village on the River Thames in the English county of Berkshire. Pangbourne is the home of the public school Pangbourne College.

Location

Pangbourne is located some 5 miles (8 km) from Reading and 20 miles (32 km) from Oxford on the River Thames and is directly across the river from the smaller Oxfordshire village of Whitchurch-on-Thames. The River Pang flows through the centre of Pangbourne village before joining the River Thames between the lock and bridge.Ordnance Survey (2006). OS Explorer Map 159 - Reading. ISBN 0319237303.

The two villages of Pangbourne and Whitchurch are often considered as a single settlement. They are connected by both Whitchurch Bridge and by the weir of Whitchurch Lock. A 20p toll is payable to cross the bridge by car. Pangbourne railway station, on the Reading to Oxford railway line, serves both villages.

Government

Pangbourne is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It falls within the area of the unitary authority of West Berkshire. Both the parish council and the unitary authority are responsible for different aspects of local government.

Pangbourne forms part of the Reading West parliamentary constituency.

See also

*List of places in Berkshire
*List of civil parishes in England

References

External links

* for Pangbourne.
*Royal Berkshire History on Pangbourne.
*Pangbourne village website.
*Pangbourne College - Boarding and day School for boys and girls 11-18.