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Hampstead Norreys, the Glossary

Hampstead Norreys (alternatively spelt Hampstead Norris as it is pronounced) is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England.^[1]

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Basingstoke

Basingstoke is a town in Hampshire, situated in south-central England across a valley at the source of the River Loddon on the western edge of the North Downs.

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The Battle of Britain (Luftschlacht um England, "air battle for England") was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom (UK) against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe.

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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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Bramley Training Area

Bramley Training Area is a British Army training camp, located south of the village of Bramley, Hampshire.

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Church of England parish church

A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within each Church of England parish (the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative unit; since the 19th century sometimes called the ecclesiastical parish, to avoid confusion with the civil parish which many towns and villages have).

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government.

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Compton, Berkshire

Compton is a village and civil parish in the River Pang valley in the Berkshire Downs about south of Didcot. Hampstead Norreys and Compton, Berkshire are civil parishes in Berkshire, villages in Berkshire and west Berkshire District.

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De Havilland Mosquito

The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War.

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De Havilland Tiger Moth

The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s British biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.

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Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway

The Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway (DN&SR) was a cross-country railway running north–south between Didcot, Newbury and Winchester.

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Domesday Book

Domesday Book (the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of King William the Conqueror.

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Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village.

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Hampstead Norris railway station

Hampstead Norris railway station was a station on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway in England.

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Heathrow Airport

Heathrow Airport, called London Airport until 1966, is the main international airport serving London, the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Hermitage, Berkshire

Hermitage is a village and civil parish, near Newbury, in the English county of Berkshire. Hampstead Norreys and Hermitage, Berkshire are civil parishes in Berkshire, villages in Berkshire and west Berkshire District.

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Luftwaffe

The Luftwaffe was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II.

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Motte-and-bailey castle

A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade.

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Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)

Newbury is a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, located in the English county of Berkshire.

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Newbury, Berkshire

Newbury is a market town in West Berkshire, England, in the valley of the River Kennet. Hampstead Norreys and Newbury, Berkshire are civil parishes in Berkshire and west Berkshire District.

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Norman architecture

The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries.

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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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Pillbox (military)

A pillbox is a type of blockhouse, or concrete dug-in guard-post, often camouflaged, normally equipped with loopholes through which defenders can fire weapons.

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RAF Bomber Command

RAF Bomber Command controlled the Royal Air Force's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968.

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RAF Hampstead Norris

Royal Air Force Hampstead Norris or more simply RAF Hampstead Norris is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located north east of Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire, England and north west of Reading, Berkshire.

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River Pang

The River Pang is a small chalk stream river in the west of the English county of Berkshire, and a tributary of the River Thames. Hampstead Norreys and river Pang are west Berkshire District.

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The Living Rainforest

The Living Rainforest is an indoor greenhouse tropical rainforest located in Hampstead Norreys in Berkshire, England. Hampstead Norreys and The Living Rainforest are west Berkshire District.

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Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature.

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VHF omnidirectional range

Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range Station (VOR) is a type of short-range radio navigation system for aircraft, enabling aircraft with a receiving unit to determine its position and stay on course by receiving radio signals transmitted by a network of fixed ground radio beacons.

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Vickers Wellington

The Vickers Wellington is a British twin-engined, long-range medium bomber.

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Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand.

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References

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

Also known as Hampstead Norrey's.

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