The village of Ashampstead, known in the 13th and 14th centuries as Esshamstede, lies in an area of ‘Outstanding Natural Beauty’ high up on the Berkshire Downlands surrounded by a delightful countryside, a large portion of which is owned and farmed by the Yattendon Estates with neat hedgerows and crops in rotation. Small and largely unspoilt, the village retains its quiet country charm with the principal local industries still being farming and forestry. There is a village green and around the central part of the village are a number of interesting listed properties, many dating from the 16th century and the Church of St Clement dates from the 12th century with 13th century frescoes and a 15th century wooden bell turret, with the remaining bell bearing the inscription ‘Henry Knight made me in 1662’. There are many bridleways and footpaths in the surrounding area and the village enjoys good road communications, being located just off the B4009 road which runs across the downs from Newbury to Streatley on Thames. The M4 motorway can easily be reached at either junction 12 or 13 and the improved A34 dual carriageway, linking Newbury with Oxford is within easy driving distance. For rail commuters there are local stations at Goring and Pangbourne providing excellent services up to London (Paddington) in well under the hour. The area is well served by state and private schools with Church of England primary schools at Hampstead Norreys, Upper Basildon and Compton, the latter also having the Downs Secondary School, which now boasts a VI form and has been highly rated in the recent Ofsted reports.  

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