Eastbury is a small village in the valley of the
River Lambourn in the
English county of
Berkshire
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. The village is situated on the old river level road from
Newbury to
Lambourn, and is east of Lambourn and west of
East Garston. The village is situated in the
civil parish of Lambourn, which is within the
unitary authority of
West Berkshire.
Geography
Eastbury has three
Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) within close vicinity to the village, these are
White Shute,
Westfield Farm Chalk Bank and
Cleeve Hill.
River Lambourn
Bernard's
Ford on the
River Lambourn is found to the west of the village, suitable only for
tractors and
horses, but there is also a footbridge. Here the river formed its banks in
July 2007 and flowed down the
Newbury Road for over a hundred yards before rejoining the river.
The Plough Inn
The
river Lambourn runs through the middle of Eastbury, and past the
Plough
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Inn,
which holds the Great Eastbury
Duck Race on the river in May.
See also
*
List of places in Berkshire
*
Berkshire Downs
References
Villages in Berkshire
Lambourn
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