Leckhampstead

Leckhampstead is a village and civil parish in , England in the North Wessex Downs. A road and in Leckhampstead, the Hangman's Stone and Hangman's Stone Lane, are named after a tale of a man who roped and carried a stolen sheep from a farm in Leckhampstead around his neck, but which strangled him after he stopped and slept.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 372 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Berkshire, UK
  • Also known as: “Leckhampstead, Berkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St James and Church of St Barnabas.

Church
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Church
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Military installation
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Royal Air Force Welford or more simply is an active Royal Air Force station in , England. The station lies approximately 6 miles northwest of , and about 50 miles west of London. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Leckhampstead.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peasemore and Chaddleworth.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the ceremonial and historic county of in the unitary authority area, west of the A34 road and north of the town of .

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the county of . is situated 1½ miles west of Leckhampstead.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the Berkshire Downs centred 7 miles NNW of in . is situated 2 miles north of Leckhampstead.

Leckhampstead

Latitude
51.48483° or 51° 29′ 5″ north
Longitude
-1.36885° or 1° 22′ 8″ west
Population
372
Elevation
486 feet (148 metres)
Open location code
9C3WFJMJ+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 268599769
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12264990
Wiki­data ID
Q2014746
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Leckhampstead” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لكهمبستيد”
  • Basque: “Leckhampstead (Berkshire)”
  • Basque: “Leckhampstead”
  • Cebuano: “Leckhampstead (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Leckhampstead”
  • Chinese: “Leckhampstead”
  • Dutch: “Leckhampstead”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “لكهمبستيد”
  • French: “Leckhampstead”
  • Irish: “Leckhampstead”
  • Kurdish: “Leckhampstead, Berkshire”
  • Kurdish: “Leckhampstead”
  • Ladin: “Leckhampstead (Berkshire)”
  • Ladin: “Leckhampstead”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Leckhampstead (Berkshire)”
  • Persian: “لکهمپستد، بارکشر”
  • Polish: “Leckhampstead”
  • Swedish: “Leckhampstead, Berkshire”
  • Swedish: “Leckhampstead”
  • Turkish: “Leckhampstead, Berkshire”
  • Urdu: “لیک ہیمپسٹڈ، برکشائر”
  • Welsh: “Leckhampstead, Berkshire”
  • Welsh: “Leckhampstead”
  • “Leckhampstead”

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