Aldermaston Court, the Glossary

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1. 101 relations: Adderbury, Aldermaston, Aldermaston Marches, Alms, Alvington, Gloucestershire, Associated Electrical Industries, Asthma, Atomic Weapons Establishment, Beaurepaire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Blackbushe Airport, Bramley, Hampshire, British Archaeological Association, British Overseas Airways Corporation, Bucklebury, Castanea sativa, Cavalier, Charles Edward Keyser, Charles I of England, City of London, Commonwealth of England, Compass Group, Cornerstone, Court of Chancery, Daniel Higford Davall Burr, Dead end street, Death certificate, Dower house, Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, Elizabeth I, Elizabethan architecture, English Civil War, English country house, English landscape garden, Field of the Cloth of Gold, First Battle of Newbury, Forster baronets, Gloucestershire, Google Maps, Gravestone, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Henry I of England, Henry III of England, Henry V of England, Henry VII of England, Henry VIII, Hertfordshire, High Sheriff of Berkshire, Humphrey Forster, ... Expand index (51 more) »

2. Aldermaston
3. Grade II listed parks and gardens in Berkshire
4. Grade II* listed buildings in Berkshire
5. Hotels in Berkshire

Adderbury

Adderbury is a winding linear village and rural civil parish about south of Banbury in northern Oxfordshire, England.

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Aldermaston

Aldermaston is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England.

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Aldermaston Marches

The Aldermaston marches were anti-nuclear weapons demonstrations in the 1950s and 1960s, taking place on Easter weekend between the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston in Berkshire, England, and London, over a distance of fifty-two miles, or roughly 83 km. Aldermaston Court and Aldermaston Marches are Aldermaston.

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Alms

Alms are money, food, or other material goods donated to people living in poverty.

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Alvington, Gloucestershire

Alvington is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England, situated on the A48 road, six miles north-east of Chepstow in Wales.

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Associated Electrical Industries

Associated Electrical Industries (AEI) was a British holding company formed in 1928 through the merger of British Thomson-Houston (BTH) and Metropolitan-Vickers electrical engineering companies.

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Asthma

Asthma is a long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs.

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Atomic Weapons Establishment

The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) is a United Kingdom Ministry of Defence research facility responsible for the design, manufacture and support of warheads for the UK's nuclear weapons. It is the successor to the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE) with its main site on the former RAF Aldermaston and has major facilities at Burghfield, Blacknest and RNAD Coulport. Aldermaston Court and Atomic Weapons Establishment are Aldermaston.

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Beaurepaire, Hampshire

Beaurepaire is a country estate at Sherborne St John in the English county of Hampshire.

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Berkshire

The Royal County of Berkshire, commonly known as simply Berkshire (abbreviated Berks.), is a ceremonial county in South East England.

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Blackbushe Airport

Blackbushe Airport is an operational general aviation airport in the civil parish of Yateley in the north-east corner of the English county of Hampshire.

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Bramley, Hampshire

Bramley is a village and parish in Hampshire, England.

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British Archaeological Association

The British Archaeological Association (BAA) was founded in 1843 and aims to inspire, support and disseminate high quality research in the fields of Western archaeology, art and architecture, primarily of the mediaeval period, through lectures, conferences, study days and publications.

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British Overseas Airways Corporation

British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was the British state-owned airline created in 1939 by the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd.

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Bucklebury

Bucklebury is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England, about north-east of Newbury and north of the A4 road.

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Castanea sativa

Castanea sativa, the sweet chestnut, Spanish chestnut or just chestnut, is a species of tree in the family Fagaceae, native to Southern Europe and Asia Minor, and widely cultivated throughout the temperate world.

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Cavalier

The term "Cavalier" was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier royalist supporters of Charles I of England and his son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 –). It was later adopted by the Royalists themselves.

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Charles Edward Keyser

Charles Edward Keyser DL FSA (September 10, 1847 – May 23, 1929) was a British stockbroker and authority on English church architecture.

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Charles I of England

Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.

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City of London

The City of London, also known as the City, is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the ancient centre, and constitutes, along with Canary Wharf, the primary central business district (CBD) of London and one of the leading financial centres of the world.

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Commonwealth of England

The Commonwealth was the political structure during the period from 1649 to 1660 when England and Wales, later along with Ireland and Scotland, were governed as a republic after the end of the Second English Civil War and the trial and execution of Charles I. The republic's existence was declared through "An Act declaring England to be a Commonwealth", adopted by the Rump Parliament on 19 May 1649.

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Compass Group

Compass Group plc is a British multinational contract foodservice company headquartered in Chertsey, England.

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Cornerstone

A cornerstone (or foundation stone or setting stone) is the first stone set in the construction of a masonry foundation.

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Court of Chancery

The Court of Chancery was a court of equity in England and Wales that followed a set of loose rules to avoid a slow pace of change and possible harshness (or "inequity") of the common law.

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Daniel Higford Davall Burr

Daniel Higford Davall Burr JP DL (24 March 1811 – 29 November 1885) was a British Member of Parliament and Justice of the Peace.

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Dead end street

A dead end, also known as a cul-de-sac, or a no through road or no exit road, is a street with only one combined inlet and outlet.

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Death certificate

A death certificate is either a legal document issued by a medical practitioner which states when a person died, or a document issued by a government civil registration office, that declares the date, location and cause of a person's death, as entered in an official register of deaths.

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Dower house

A dower house is usually a moderately large house available for use by the widow of the previous owner of an English, Scottish, Welsh or Irish estate.

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Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester

Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, KG, KB, FRS (16025 May 1671) was an important commander of Parliamentary forces in the First English Civil War, and for a time Oliver Cromwell's superior.

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Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603.

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Elizabethan architecture

Elizabethan architecture refers to buildings of a certain medieval style constructed during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603.

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English Civil War

The English Civil War refers to a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651.

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English country house

An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside.

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English landscape garden

The English landscape garden, also called English landscape park or simply the English garden (Jardin à l'anglaise, Giardino all'inglese, Englischer Landschaftsgarten, Jardim inglês, Jardín inglés), is a style of "landscape" garden which emerged in England in the early 18th century, and spread across Europe, replacing the more formal, symmetrical French formal garden which had emerged in the 17th century as the principal gardening style of Europe.

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Field of the Cloth of Gold

The Field of the Cloth of Gold (Camp du Drap d'Or) was a summit meeting between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France from 7 to 24 June 1520.

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First Battle of Newbury

The First Battle of Newbury was a battle of the First English Civil War that was fought on 20 September 1643 between a Royalist army, under the personal command of King Charles, and a Parliamentarian force led by the Earl of Essex.

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Forster baronets

There have been six Forster Baronetcies, four in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

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Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire (abbreviated Glos.) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Google Maps

Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application offered by Google.

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Gravestone

A gravestone or tombstone is a marker, usually stone, that is placed over a grave.

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Harpsden

Harpsden is a rural and semi-rural village and civil parish immediately south of Henley-on-Thames in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England.

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Henley-on-Thames

Henley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, northeast of Reading, west of Maidenhead, southeast of Oxford and west of London (by road), near the tripoint of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.

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Henry I of England

Henry I (– 1 December 1135), also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135.

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Henry III of England

Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272.

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Henry V of England

Henry V (16 September 1386 – 31 August 1422), also called Henry of Monmouth, was King of England from 1413 until his death in 1422.

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Henry VII of England

Henry VII (28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death in 1509.

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Henry VIII

Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547.

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Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire (or; often abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and one of the home counties.

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High Sheriff of Berkshire

The High Sheriff of Berkshire, in common with other counties, was originally the King's representative on taxation upholding the law in Saxon times.

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Humphrey Forster

Sir Humphrey Forster (died 1602) was an English politician and high sheriff.

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Inheritance tax in the United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, inheritance tax is a transfer tax.

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Insolvency

In accounting, insolvency is the state of being unable to pay the debts, by a person or company (debtor), at maturity; those in a state of insolvency are said to be insolvent.

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Knight of the shire

Knight of the shire (milites comitatus) was the formal title for a member of parliament (MP) representing a county constituency in the British House of Commons, from its origins in the medieval Parliament of England until the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 ended the practice of each county (or shire) forming a single constituency.

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List of shrievalties

This is a list of the present unpaid ceremonial offices of High Sheriffs in England and Wales and in Northern Ireland, along with the more localised but equivalent Sheriffdoms of 16 towns/cities.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Lord Mayor of London

The Lord Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London, England, and the leader of the City of London Corporation.

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Luton Airport

London Luton Airport is an international airport located in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, situated east of the town centre, and north of Central London.

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Manor house

A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor.

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Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin)

In the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin, Bachelors of Arts are promoted to the degree of Master of Arts or Master in Arts (MA) on application after six or seven years as members of the university, including years as an undergraduate.

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MERLIN reactor

MERLIN reactor was a 10MWt pool-type research reactor at Aldermaston Court, Aldermaston, Berkshire, England which operated from 6 November 1959 until 1962. Aldermaston Court and MERLIN reactor are Aldermaston.

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Midgham

Midgham is a village and civil parish occupying slopes and the flood plain on the north side of the River Kennet, which in summer months draws much of the water from the valley.

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Neoclassical architecture

Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany.

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Northumberland

Northumberland is a ceremonial county in North East England, bordering Scotland.

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Nucleated village

A nucleated village, or clustered settlement, is one of the main types of settlement pattern.

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Oak

An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus Quercus of the beech family.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725.

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Order of the Holy Sepulchre

The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulcri Hierosolymitani, OESSH), also called the Order of the Holy Sepulchre or Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, is a Catholic order of knighthood under the protection of the Holy See.

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Pamber Priory

Pamber Priory is a Church of England parish church and former priory, then known as West Sherborne Priory or Monk Sherborne Priory, at Monk Sherborne in the English county of Hampshire.

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Philip Charles Hardwick

Philip Charles Hardwick (London 1822–1892) was an English architect.

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Pipe rolls

The Pipe rolls, sometimes called the Great rollsBrown Governance pp.

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Plasma (physics)

Plasma is one of four fundamental states of matter (the other three being solid, liquid, and gas) characterized by the presence of a significant portion of charged particles in any combination of ions or electrons.

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Pollarding

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Prince Rupert of the Rhine

Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, (17 December 1619 (O.S.) – 29 November 1682 (O.S.)) was an English-German army officer, admiral, scientist, and colonial governor.

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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg (PG) is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, as well as to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks." It was founded in 1971 by American writer Michael S. Hart and is the oldest digital library.

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RAF Aldermaston

Royal Air Force Aldermaston, or more simply RAF Aldermaston, is a former Royal Air Force station located east of Newbury, Berkshire and southwest of Reading, Berkshire, England. Aldermaston Court and RAF Aldermaston are Aldermaston.

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RAF Andover

RAF Andover is a former Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force station in England, west of Andover, Hampshire.

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Reader's Digest

Reader's Digest is an American general-interest family magazine, published ten times a year.

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Reading Borough Council

Reading Borough Council is the local authority for Reading in the county of Berkshire, England.

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Reading Town Hall

Reading Town Hall is the town hall of Reading, Berkshire, England.

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Richard II of England

Richard II (6 January 1367 –), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399.

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River Kennet

The Kennet is a tributary of the River Thames in Southern England.

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Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex

Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, KB, PC (11 January 1591 – 14 September 1646) was an English Parliamentarian and soldier during the first half of the 17th century.

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Roundhead

Roundheads were the supporters of the Parliament of England during the English Civil War (1642–1651).

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Sandringham House

Sandringham House is a country house in the parish of Sandringham, Norfolk, England.

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Silvopasture

Silvopasture (silva is forest in Latin) is the practice of integrating trees, forage, and the grazing of domesticated animals in a mutually beneficial way.

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Sir Humphrey Forster, 2nd Baronet

Sir Humphrey Forster, 2nd Baronet (c. 1649 – December 1711) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1677 and 1695.

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Society of Antiquaries of London

The Society of Antiquaries of London (SAL) is a learned society of historians and archaeologists in the United Kingdom.

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Somerset

Somerset (archaically Somersetshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Sparsholt, Hampshire

Sparsholt (/ˈspɑːʃəʊlt/) is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, west of Winchester.

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Stuart period

The Stuart period of British history lasted from 1603 to 1714 during the dynasty of the House of Stuart.

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The Concrete Society

The Concrete Society is a UK based non-profit company that was founded in 1966 in response to the increasing need for a single organisation embracing all those interested in concrete.

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Transept

A transept (with two semitransepts) is a transverse part of any building, which lies across the main body of the building.

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Ufton Court

Ufton Court is a manor house in the civil parish of Ufton Nervet, in the county of Berkshire, England. Aldermaston Court and Ufton Court are country houses in Berkshire.

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United States Army Air Forces

The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and de facto aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II (1941–1947).

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England.

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Victorian era

In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.

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William Congreve

William Congreve (24 January 1670 – 19 January 1729) was an English playwright, poet and Whig politician.

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William Forster (English politician)

William Forster (died 10 Jan 1574/5) was an English politician and sheriff of Berkshire.

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Women's Land Army

The Women's Land Army (WLA) was a British civilian organisation created in 1917 by the Board of Agriculture during the First World War to bring women into work in agriculture, replacing men called up to the military.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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XIX Tactical Air Command

The XIX Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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See also

Aldermaston

• Alan Caiger-Smith
• Aldermaston
• Aldermaston Brewery
• Aldermaston Court
• Aldermaston Gravel Pits
• Aldermaston Marches
• Aldermaston Wharf
• Aldermaston railway station
• Atomic Weapons Establishment
• Decoy Pit, Pools and Woods
• Glade Festival
• MERLIN reactor
• RAF Aldermaston
• Sceptre (fusion reactor)
• Williams pear

Grade II listed parks and gardens in Berkshire

• Aldermaston Court
• Caversham Court
• Caversham Park
• Ditton Park
• Englefield House
• Forbury Gardens
• Prospect Park, Reading
• Reading Old Cemetery
• Sunningdale Park

Grade II* listed buildings in Berkshire

• Adelaide Cottage
• Aldermaston Court
• Bear Place
• Bearwood House
• Beaumont College
• Benham Park
• Binfield Lodge
• Binfield Park
• Binfield Place
• Bowden House, Berkshire
• Bradfield Hall, Berkshire
• Braywick House
• Brockhurst and Marlston House School
• Chieveley House
• Chilton Lodge
• Cranbourne Lodge
• Culham Court, Berkshire
• Donnington Hospital
• Englefield House
• Garston Lock
• Gothic Ruin, Frogmore
• Grade II* listed buildings in Berkshire
• Hannen Columbarium
• Litten Chapel
• Mortimer railway station
• Newbury Bridge
• Oakley Court
• Pangbourne College
• Shalford Preceptory
• Shottesbrooke Park
• Swallowfield Park
• The Olde Bell, Hurley
• The Priory, Beech Hill
• Wellington College, Berkshire
• Windsor Railway Bridge
• Wokingham Town Hall

Hotels in Berkshire

• Aldermaston Court
• Berystede
• Coworth Park Hotel
• Donnington Grove
• Elcot Park Hotel
• Great House at Sonning
• Monkey Island, Bray
• Oakley Court
• Royal Berkshire Hotel
• The Hind's Head
• The Vineyard Hotel

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldermaston_Court

Also known as Aldermaston House, Aldermaston Manor, Aldermaston Park, History of Aldermaston Court.

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