facts, figures & admin
Hamstead Marshall
parish planning
administration
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Hamstead Marshall’s parish plan (900kb file) was
adopted by West Berks Council in 2007, since when many of its
planned actions have been completed, thanks to funding from a
variety of sources such as WBC, Vibrant Villages, Greenham
Common Trust and North Wessex Downs AONB.
The parish plan steering group continues
to review current and future objectives for the village.
The Village Design Statement (VDS) is a separate
document defining the character of the village for the purposes
of future planning. It was drawn up in consultation with
village residents over two years, andwas adopted by WBC in
Agusust 2009.
Parish council - member contact and meeting details
Hamstead Marshall lies within the
Kintbury ward of West Berkshire Council. For details of the two
councillors who represent the ward and a summary of services
see West
Berkshire Council services.
UK Parliament:
Newbury constituency MP is Richard Benyon (Con).
You can ring his local office on 01635 551070 or his House of
Commons office on 0207 219 8319.
Thames Valley Police 0845 8505505.
Hamstead Marshall is part of TVP
Hungerford area. There is a police station at Hungerford (Park
Street) 01488 685910 open from 09.00 to 13.00 Mondays to
Thursdays.
Kintbury’s PCSO Deborah Randall
covers Hamstead Marshall. She can be contacted on 07970 145703
or 0845 8 505 505 (TVP HQ), quoting her shoulder number C9945,
or you can email her.
The civil
parish comprises 1,900 acres/769
hectares.
For centuries the most northerly stream
of the river Kennet formed the northern boundary, but in 1991
this boundary was pushed a little further north, and now runs
along the railway.
The western boundary also changed in
1991, and now runs along Old Lane.
The river Enborne forms part of the
southern boundary.
See a map of the present-day parish (Image produced
from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service with permission of
Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.)
Adjoining parishes (clockwise from north) are Speen, Enborne, East
Woodhay (Hants), West Woodhay and Kintbury.
All of Hamstead to the west of Ash Tree
Corner lies within the North Wessex
Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Ordnance Survey grid reference is
SU4165.
Latitude is
51.38831°(+N/-S) and longitude is -1.40973°(-W/+E).
population
107 households were listed in the 2001
census but there are now 117. Most are owner-occupied, with
about 20 association houses. About 14 flats and houses are
privately rented. Very few of Hamstead’s houses are
second homes.
The 2001 census counted 267 heads, an
increase on 1991, which found 248 people in 88 households.
Copyright Penelope Stokes
24 September 2009