Hungerford
Appearance
Hungerford | |
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Hungerford Town Hall | |
Location within Berkshire | |
Area | 27.52 km2 (10.63 sq mi) |
Population | 5,767 (2011 census)[1] |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SU334681 |
Ceevil pairish |
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Unitar authority | |
Ceremonial coonty | |
Region | |
Kintra | Ingland |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Post toun | HUNGERFORD |
Postcode destrict | RG17 |
Diallin code | 01488 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Royal Berkshire |
Ambulance | Sooth Central |
EU Pairlament | Sooth East Ingland |
UK Pairlament | |
Hungerford is a historic mercat toun an ceevil pairish in Berkshire, Ingland, centred 8 mile (13 km) wast o Newbury, 9 mile (14 km) east o Marlborough, 30 mile (48 km) northeast o Salisbury an 67 mile (107 km) wast o Lunnon. Its amenities include shops, cafés, restaurants, schuils an sports teams or clubs in the main naitional sports. It haes a railwey station which is a minor stap on the Lunnon tae Exeter (via Taunton) Line an pairt o the upper River Kennet flaes throu the toun which haes the confluence o its main river, the River Dun which is throu the toun deepest an widest as the Kennet and Avon Canal.