West Woodhay


West Woodhay is a rural scattered village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England. At the 2011 census it had 59 households.

Geography

The area is more elevated compared to the rest of the county of Berkshire and the district. It is undulating and has the main source of the Enborne. It has a border to the south with Hampshire and is centred west south-west of Newbury, between Inkpen and Ball Hill. The eastern slopes of Walbury Hill, the highest point in South East England fall within its bounds as is the adjoining West Woodhay Down, a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

West Woodhay House

Located west of the village, the house is a Grade 1 listed building erected in 1635. Notable residents of the house have included poet and politician Benjamin Rudyerd, soprano Susannah Cibber and the notorious prankster Horace de Vere Cole.

Amenities

The main built amenities are the Church of England parish church, small sanitary works and remains of a small motte in woodland near the village centre.

Demography