Great Shefford

Great Shefford
Village and civil parish
Combined shop and post office in Great Shefford
Great Shefford is located in Berkshire
Great Shefford
Great Shefford
Location within Berkshire
Area13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Population937 (2011 census)[1]
• Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU3875
Civil parish
  • Great Shefford
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHungerford
Postcode districtRG17
Dialling code01488
PoliceThames Valley
FireRoyal Berkshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteGreat Shefford and Shefford Woodlands
List of places
UK
England
Berkshire
51°28′30″N 1°26′53″W / 51.475°N 1.448°W / 51.475; -1.448

Great Shefford (or West Shefford) is an English village and civil parish on the River Lambourn in the West Berkshire district of Berkshire. The present civil parish includes the historical parish of Little or East Shefford, a small, reduced community downstream.[citation needed] It also covers the village of Shefford Woodlands, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-west of Great Shefford, near Junction 14 on the M4 motorway.

  1. ^ "Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005". Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 20 July 2010.