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.
  • Village with about 370 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 490 feet (150 metres)
  • …is also known as “Leckhampstead, Berkshire”
  • Description: village and civil parish in Berkshire, UK

Places of Interest

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Military installation
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1½ miles southwest of Leckhampstead

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peasemore and Chaddleworth.
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Latitude
51.48483° or 51° 29′ 5″ north
Longitude
-1.36885° or 1° 22′ 8″ west
Open location code
9C3WFJMJ+WF
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Leckhampstead” goes by many names.
لكهمبستيدArabic
LeckhampsteadBasque
Leckhampstead (Berkshire)Basque
LeckhampsteadCebuano
Leckhampstead (distrito)Cebuano
LeckhampsteadDutch
لكهمبستيدEgyptian Arabic
LeckhampsteadIrish
LeckhampsteadKurdish
Leckhampstead, BerkshireKurdish
LeckhampsteadLadin
Leckhampstead (Berkshire)Ladin
LeckhampsteadMin Nan Chinese
Leckhampstead (Berkshire)Min Nan Chinese
لکهمپستدPersian
لکهمپستد، بارکشرPersian
LeckhampsteadPolish
LeckhampsteadSwedish
Leckhampstead, BerkshireSwedish
Leckhampstead, BerkshireTurkish
لیک ہیمپسٹڈ، برکشائرUrdu
LeckhampsteadWelsh
Leckhampstead, BerkshireWelsh

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