Shaw is a village in

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; abbreviated ), officially the Royal County of Berkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Oxfordshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the north-east, Greater London ...

, England. It is located to the north of Newbury, near the village of Donnington. It is in the

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Shaw-cum-Donnington Shaw-cum-Donnington is a civil parish in West Berkshire, England with all of its urban or suburban area immediately north of the largest town in the district, Newbury. It comprises the villages of Shaw and Donnington and contains the partial ...

Shaw House

Shaw House, an

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, was one of the

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headquarters during the

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and, later, the childhood home of the historian, James Pettit Andrews. Having been a school for many years, it is now a conference centre owned by West Berkshire Council. The building is a Grade I

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. The park and gardens are Grade II listed.

Transport

From 18 February 2013, Shaw is served by Newbury & District bus services 6 and 6A from Newbury.

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Villages in Berkshire West Berkshire District {{Berkshire-geo-stub