Place:Donnington, Berkshire, England

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NameDonnington
Alt namesDeritonesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 36
TypeVillage
Located inBerkshire, England
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Donnington is a village in the civil parish of Shaw-cum-Donnington just north of the town of Newbury in Berkshire, England.

Donnington Castle, a ruined medieval castle of some historical significance, is in the village. Donnington Hospital almshouses, established in 1393, are the oldest charity in the county (although others formed later had older charities merged into them). The earliest current building dates from 1602, but the complex is very wide-ranging, with additional modern almshouses having been built in Bucklebury and Iffley. Other notable buildings include Donnington Priory and Donnington Grove. The latter is a Strawberry Hill Gothic mansion, now an hotel at the centre of a golf course.

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