All Saints, Swallowfield, Berks
Reading branch of the ODG
Further details are on another page.
All Saints, Swallowfield, flint faced walls,
wooden tower with brick nogging facing
the 'larch shakes' on the spire recently
restored
©KMC 3 Mar 2003 |
Dedication:All Saints, Swallowfield
benefice
Tower Correspondent:
Service Ringing: Sun 10.00-10.30(1,2,4,5), evening by arrangement
Practice night: Thu 7.45-9.00pm
Availability and Restrictions
The Bells (6) 7-0-23
further details
Access to ringing chamber:
Ground floor, western end of nave, access from inside the church.
Points of interest in churchSee Further details.
Church facilities:
- Toilet: on right adjacent to ringing chamber, with kitchen sink
- Children's Play Area: plastic container of toys sitting on bench in
ringing chamber
Travel Details: OS Grid Ref: SU732647
From exit 11 of the M4 go south on A33. At 1st roundabout turn left
towards Spencer's Wood and Swallowfield, after crossing the River Loddon,
bear left. The church is on the left just after the bridge across the
Blackwater river. There is plenty of parking space in front of the church.
Public Transport:
Hourly bus from Reading Railway station, though some go only as far as
Spencer's Wood Post Office, entailing a 1.5 mile walk along the road.
Eating Places: Pub in Swallowfield Village is The Crown. In
addition to this, continuing beyond the bridge the way you are going past
the church there is The George and Dragon.
Local points of interest for non ringers:
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The church lies on the borders of
Swallowfield Park and House which is open to visitors at some times
during the Summer. The House is now maintained by the Country Houses
Association. It was built in 1689 by Lord Clarendon, later owned by 'Diamond
Pitt'. The gardens are also sometimes open as part of the National Gardens
Scheme, including the pets' cemetery or private visits welcome by appointment
Wed, Thur (2-5) email: swallowfieldpark@cha.org.uk
- The Mitford memorial is by
the gate in the churchyard fence into the
park but there is no public right of way through the park. (Not to be
confused with the 20th century novelist, Nancy Mitford, who is
buried in
Swinbrook,
Oxon, in the Windrush valley near Asthall not far
from Burford )
Page last updated 23 Oct 2006