Hungerford
Hungerford is a historical market town as well as civil parish in Berkshire, England, 8 miles (13 km) west of Newbury, 9 miles (14 km) eastern of Marlborough, 27 miles (43 kilometres) northeast of Salisbury and 60 miles (97 kilometres) west of London. The Kennet and Avon Canal goes through the community from the west together with the River Dun, a major tributary of the River Kennet. The convergence with the Kennet is to the north of the centre whence canal and also river both proceed east. Facilities consist of schools, stores, cafés, restaurants, and also facilities for the main national sporting activities. The railway station is a minor quit on the London to Exeter (through Taunton) Line. The parish was divided right into 4 tithings: Hungerford or Town, Sanden Fee, Eddington with Hidden as well as Newtown and Charnham Street. North and South Standen and also Charnham Street were officially detached parts of Wiltshire until moved to Berkshire in 1895. Leverton and Calcot were transferred to Hungerford parish from Chilton Foliat in Wiltshire in 1895.
