Upper Basildon
Encyclopedia
Upper Basildon is a small village in the civil parish
of Basildon
, near to Pangbourne
, in the English
county of Berkshire
. It has a church, dedicated to St. Stephen, built in 1964 in the shape of the Christian secret symbol of a fish
.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Basildon
Basildon, Berkshire
Basildon is a civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. It comprises the small villages of Upper Basildon and Lower Basildon, named for their respective heights above the River Thames...
, near to Pangbourne
Pangbourne
Pangbourne is a large village and civil parish on the River Thames in the English county of Berkshire. Pangbourne is the home of the independent school, Pangbourne College.-Location:...
, in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of 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...
. It has a church, dedicated to St. Stephen, built in 1964 in the shape of the Christian secret symbol of a fish
Ichthys
Ichthys, from Koine Greek: , is the Greek word for "fish"....
.