Lambourn

Lambourn

Lambourn is situated in the Lambourn Valley, virtually at the source of the river Lambourn and in the heart of the Berkshire chalk downs. The Village is within a few miles of the Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire borders at the north west extremity of the county.

The name of the village is thought to have originated from sheep on the downs and the stream. One of landmarks of the village is the lovely Market Cross in the Market Square, erected around the time that Henry VI granted the charter for the market and fairs. Across the land by the side of the church there are still some traces of the cobblestones that once covered all the village streets. This land leads to the almshouses founded by John Isbury in 1502 and largely rebuilt by Henry Hippisley in 1852. The houses were further modernised in 1956 to make homes for 8 almsman. Lambourn has a variety of shops, restaurants and pubs in its high street.

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