Welcome to Stanford Dingley

A delightful village set in the heart of West Berkshire’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Pang Valley.

Stanford Dingley, West Berkshire

It is blessed with stunning walks, home to two very successful pubs, a diverse and active farming community and a incredibly historic and important Norman church, St Denys’. We have an active events group and a historic village hall and village field facilitates a varied calendar of activities. We welcome you to explore our village!

Village Hall

We have a small and beautifully refurbished village hall for hire.

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What's On and Events

Our events aim to bring the entire community together.

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Parish Council

The Parish Council represents Stanford Dingley’s interests to the local council, West Berkshire Council

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The Pang and Conservation

The River Pang runs through our village and brings with it very special habitiats..

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Farming

Farming is an integral part of life in Stanford Dingley, read how on our farming pages.

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St Deny's Church

Our beautiful, historic Norman church

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History

Stanford Dingley has a huge archive which we plan to digitise for all to access.

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Pubs

We are incredibly lucky to have two excellent pubs in the village.

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Artists

Stanford Dingley has a lot of resident artists.

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Local walks

There are some beautiful walks in the Pang Valley around Stanford Dingley.

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Charities

We try and support local charities close to the village with events.

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Volunteering and Conservation

There are plenty of activies that happen within the village that are focused on preserving the village, the countryside and looking after the both the ecosystems around the Pang River and maintaining our village community areas, namely the village field, the village green and the village hall. If you are interested in volunteering to help maintain this beautiful and special village please contact the parish clerk or Oli Brooke.

Happening Now

St. Denys’ re-opening tomorrow.

Jul 18, 2020

Pleased to announce that the church will reopen tomorrow. The service will be short (11am) with social distancing and sadly no singing! It would be lovely to see parishioners back at the church.

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An Update from your Parish Council

Jul 11, 2020

An quick update from the Parish Council on our key issues and priorities at the moment.

The Pang Conservation

Jul 5, 2020

Jane Body at Jewells Farm has been running a convservation project in the woods that lines the footpath that links the field opposite St Deny's to the water meadow field on the way to Pangfield Farm. The main aim of this project has been to remove some trees to allow...

Speeding in the Village

Jul 5, 2020

Speeding in the village has increased over the last few month and has been brought to the attention of the Parish Council. Action that is currently being taken is liaison with the local police and discussion with local farmers to ensure that tractor drivers adhere to...