Priestwood
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Priestwood is a suburb of Bracknell
, Berkshire
about 1 miles (1.6 km) northwest of the town centre.
The Church of England parish church
of Saint Andrew
was designed by the architect H.G.W. Drinkwater
in a simple Gothic Revival
style and built in 1888. St. Andrew's is now part of the Bracknell Team Ministry.
The Blue Mountain Golf Club is near Priestwood.
The local School in Priestwood are Meadow Vale Primary School which is in the centre of Priestwood which has 250 or more children and is starting a expandment project which is due to finish in 2017.
Bracknell
Bracknell is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Bracknell Forest in Berkshire, England. It lies to the south-east of Reading, southwest of Windsor and west of central London...
, Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
about 1 miles (1.6 km) northwest of the town centre.
The Church of England parish church
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 the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative region, known as a parish.-Parishes in England:...
of Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew , called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" , like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the 3rd or 2nd century BC. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him...
was designed by the architect H.G.W. Drinkwater
Harry Drinkwater
-Career:Drinkwater was a pupil of William C.C. Bramwell in Oxford 1860-65 and then assistant to the Gothic Revival architect G.E. Street 1865-73. After a year as a Royal Academy travelling student Drinkwater began independent practice in Oxford. Drinkwater was made a Fellow of the Royal Institute...
in a simple Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
style and built in 1888. St. Andrew's is now part of the Bracknell Team Ministry.
The Blue Mountain Golf Club is near Priestwood.
The local School in Priestwood are Meadow Vale Primary School which is in the centre of Priestwood which has 250 or more children and is starting a expandment project which is due to finish in 2017.