Popeswood
Coordinates: 51°25′17″N 0°47′02″W / 51.421437°N 0.783802°W
Popeswood is a village in Berkshire, England, near Bracknell. The village is within the civil parish of Binfield(where according to Grid Refs the population of the 2011 Census was included) approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Bracknell. The main part of Popeswood lies north of the B3408 west of Temple Park and south of Binfield village, with a smaller section south of the B3408 between Amen Corner and Farley Wood.[1]
It is named after the poet Alexander Pope who lived in Popes Manor, then called Whitehill House, between 1700 and 1715.[2] More information on Pope's time in the area can be found in the Binfield article. Nearby Pope's Meadow is a countryside park that offers recreational facilities with open grassland, ponds, copse and veteran oak trees.[3]
Newbold College, a Seventh-day Adventist college, is located within Popeswood. Nearby are St. Mark's Church and The Roebuck public house.
Along London Road, the B3408, there are a post office, a garage and a number of small businesses.
References
- ↑ "Binfield Popeswood Study Area" (PDF). Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ↑ "History of the hamlets of Binfield, Berkshire". David Nash Ford. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ↑ "Pope's Meadow Leaflet" (PDF). Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 21 October 2012.