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| HER Number | MWB5018 |
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| Record Type | Place |
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| Name | DONNINGTON VILLAGE |
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Summary
Domesday settlement with 14th century hospital and friary as well as castle significant in Civil War battle
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Donnington Village
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 03465.00.000
Monument Type(s):
- VILLAGE (Medieval to Early 21st century - 1066 AD to 2050 AD)
Full Description
DONNINGTON VILLAGE. RECORDED IN DOMESDAY - MILL. HAD 14TH CENTURY HOSPITAL AND FRIARY, BOTH NOW BUILT OVER. DONNINGTON CASTLE (SMR 1041) IS TO THE NW OF THE VILLAGE. MATERIAL IN PRESENT BUILDING, + NO EVIDENCE FOR PRECISE SITES OF FRIARY OR CHAPEL
During the Civil War, many houses in Donnington were destroyed on the orders of Sir John Boys, the governor of Donnington Castle, to prevent besiegers from quartering there <4>. The village was rebuilt subsequently.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Commissioned by the Duke of Chandos. 1729/30. Map of Speen Manor. [Map / SWB12939] |
| <02> | Gray, E W (ed)?. pre 1839. The History and Antiquities of Newbury and its Environs. p172, 174. [Monograph / SWB11182]
https://archive.org/details/historyandantiq00unkngoog (Accessed 16/07/2019) |
| <03> | Morris, W A D. 1969. A History of the Parish of Shaw-cum-Donnington. [Monograph / SWB12974] |
| <04> | Porter, S. 1994. Destruction in the English Civil Wars. p62, 71, 108, 136. [Monograph / SWB146782] |
| <05> | Morgan, P (ed). 1979. Domesday Book - Berkshire. DB5. 61b. [Monograph / SWB14587]
https://opendomesday.org/ (Accessed 11/01/2023) |
| <06> | Betjeman, J and Piper, J (eds). 1949. Murray's Berkshire Architectural Guide. p141. [Monograph / SWB10404] |
| <07> | Toulmin Smith, L (ed). 1910. The Itinerary of John Leland in or about the years 1535-1543 (Volume 5). Part X, 79 Called 'Dunington'. [Monograph / SWB148111]
http://www.archive.org/stream/itineraryofjohnl05lelauoft (Accessed 11/07/2011) |
| <08> | Millson, Cecilia. 1998?. The Story of Shaw-cum-Donnington. [Monograph / SWB13408] |
| <09> | Tubb, R B. 2002. Speen, Stockcross, Shaw-cum-Donnington Road by Road. [Monograph / SWB13610] |
| <10> | Page and Ditchfield (eds). 1924. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks IV 1924. Vol 4. p87. [Monograph / SWB10281]
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4 (Accessed 24/09/2015) |
Related Monuments
| MWB18825 | 1-2 Dene Cottages, Donnington (Building) |
| MWB19393 | Brook House, Donnington (formerly The White House) (Building) |
| MWB5019 | DONNINGTON (Monument) |
| MWB1545 | Donnington Castle (Monument) |
| MWB5020 | DONNINGTON HOSPITAL (Monument) |
| MWB5021 | Donnington Priory /Friary (Monument) |
| MWB19399 | Lockett's Bridge, Donnington (Building) |
| MWB21163 | Site of Brewery, Donnington (Monument) |
| MWB20482 | Site of original Aldwych Cottages, Shaw-cum-Donnington (Monument) |
| MWB19386 | The Cottage (formerly 1 Castle Lane), Donnington (Building) |
| MWB19391 | The Old Tannery, Donnington (Building) |
| MWB19388 | Tonayne House (formerly The Cedars) and coach house adjoining to north, Donnington (Building) |
| MWB19897 | Thatcham Hundred (Place) |
| MWB15846 | SHAW VILLAGE - general location (Place) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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