Leckhampstead, Berkshire
| Leckhampstead | |
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| Village and civil parish | |
The ecclesiastical parish church in the Church of England, to St James, built c.1858–60. | |
Manor Farm House, various dates from the 17th century, outbuildings and cultivated fields. | |
Location within Berkshire | |
| Area | 7.13 km2 (2.75 sq mi) |
| Population | 343 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Newbury |
| Postcode district | RG20 |
| Dialling code | 01635 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Leckhampstead is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England in the North Wessex Downs. A road and boundary stone in Leckhampstead, the Hangman's Stone and Hangman's Stone Lane, are named after a tale of a man who roped and carried a stolen sheep from a farm in Leckhampstead around his neck, but which strangled him after he stopped and slept. After a long hiatus the area returned to full village status in 1864. Its hamlet of Hill Green has six listed buildings and the amenities of the village include a public house, church and village hall. The associated hamlet of Leckhampstead Thicket has a high proportion of its buildings that are thatched cottages and has a Primitive Methodist chapel, dated 1874.