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