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.
What's On and Events
Our events aim to bring the entire community together.
Parish Council
The Parish Council represents Stanford Dingley’s interests to the local council, West Berkshire Council
The Pang and Conservation
The River Pang runs through our village and brings with it very special habitiats..
Farming
Farming is an integral part of life in Stanford Dingley, read how on our farming pages.
St Deny's Church
Our beautiful, historic Norman church
History
Stanford Dingley has a huge archive which we plan to digitise for all to access.
Pubs
We are incredibly lucky to have two excellent pubs in the village.
Artists
Stanford Dingley has a lot of resident artists.
Local walks
There are some beautiful walks in the Pang Valley around Stanford Dingley.
Charities
We try and support local charities close to the village with events.
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
VE75 Dig for Victory Vegetable Competition
In honour of the 75th Anniversary of the end of WW2 the Village were asked to take part in a vegetable produce competition and to grow on four staple vegetables (Potato, Onion, Leek and Cabbage).
Each contestant was given a seed Potato, an Onion set and a seedling Leek and Cabbage for the event, to be judged on September 5th. See the results!
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St. Denys’ re-opening tomorrow.
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.
An Update from your Parish Council
An quick update from the Parish Council on our key issues and priorities at the moment.
The Pang Conservation
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...
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Sophie 07760 219145
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