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Ravenswood, Berkshire

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OS grid reference
  
SU823647

Country
  
England

Post town
  
Crowthorne

Dialling code
  
01344

Civil parish
  
Wokingham Without

Unitary authority
  
Wokingham

Region
  
South East

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
RG45

Ceremonial county
  
Berkshire

UK parliament constituency
  
Wokingham

Ravenswood, Berkshire

Ravenswood is a modern village in the English county of Berkshire, part of the civil parish of Wokingham Without (where the 2011 Census population was included), adjoining Crowthorne.

The settlement was established in 1953 as a self-contained environment for disabled children. The complex is funded by the local authority, and is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-west Crowthorne.

It stands on the site of Bigshotte Lodge, the home of the Keeper of Bigshotte Rayles, an ancient division of Windsor Forest. It used to be called Hannican's Lodge, after a man called Hankin or Hanykin who was under-keeper in 1607.

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Ravenswood, Berkshire Wikipedia