Avington | |
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Village | |
Parish church of SS Mark and Luke | |
Location within Berkshire | |
OS grid reference | SU3768 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Hungerford |
Postcode district | RG17 0 |
Dialling code | 01488 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Royal Berkshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Avington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kintbury, in the West Berkshire district, in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England. The village is on the River Kennet, just under 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Kintbury village and 2 miles (3 km) east of the town of Hungerford. The Kennet and Avon Canal follows the river and passes the village. In 1931 the parish had a population of 77.[1] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Kintbury.[2]