Ashampstead is a Town in the county of Berkshire.

Retail in Ashampstead

There are great places to visit near Ashampstead including some great towns, country parks, lakes and shopping centres.

Towns to visit near Ashampstead include Wokingham, and Reading.

There are a several good country parks in the area around Ashampstead like Dinton Pastures.

The area close to Ashampstead boasts some of the best lakes including Dinton Pastures.

There are a number of shopping centres near to Ashampstead including The Oracle.

Ashampstead History

There are some historic monuments around Ashampstead:

• Churn Knob bell barrow and adjacent bowl barrow on Churn Hill
• Grimsbury Castle
• Dovecote at Manor Farm, South Stoke
• Seven fishponds at Ufton Court
• Bell barrow NE of Oven Bottom
• Blewburton Hill
• Bowl barrow 300m south of Everington Hill Cottage
• Bowl barrow 310m south east of Lower Chance Farm
• Two bowl barrows and a pair of confluent barrows 270m north east of Churn Farm
• North Stoke henge and ring ditch site
• Bowl barrow 700m north west of Churn Farm
• Grim's Bank: section extending 300yds (275m) in Church Plantation
• Aldermaston Lock
• Grim's Ditch; section on Aston Upthorpe Down
• Bowl barrow in the north-west corner of Town Copse
• Grim's Ditch: section 1 mile long E from Southfield Shaw to Streatley parish boundary
• East Ilsley Down round barrows
• Grim's Bank: section extending 420yds (400m) in Old Park and Raven Hill, Ufton Park
• Dovecote 60m north of Place Manor Cottage
• Round barrow at Ufton Nervet 190m south-west of Island Farm Cottage
• Moated site and three fishponds at Ufton Nervet
• Grim's Bank: section extending 560yds (510m) in Pennsylvania Wood, Ufton Park
• Monkey Marsh Lock, Kennet and Avon Canal
• Perborough Castle
• Grim's Ditch: two sections in Portobello Wood, Holies Shaw and High Holies Wood Gap
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Churn Park Cottage
• Two round barrows 520m and 550m north of Lower Chance Farm
• Lowbury Hill camp
• Motte at Hampstead Norreys, 250m south-west of St Mary's Church
• Medieval field system W of Woolhampton
• Eling Roman villa
• Remains of St John the Baptist church at Ufton Green Farm