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

The Annual Cabbage Walking Stick Competition – 2020

Feb 16, 2021

Well, we all spent a bit more time in the garden this year due to the National Covid - 19 Lockdown, and so many this year picked up the notoriously difficult challenge of nurturing a Cabbage Walking Stick plant until judging time in October. It is an annual Stanford...

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The Annual Cabbage Walking Stick Competition – 2020

Feb 16, 2021

Well, we all spent a bit more time in the garden this year due to the National Covid - 19 Lockdown, and so many this year picked up the notoriously difficult challenge of nurturing a Cabbage Walking Stick plant until judging time in October. It is an annual Stanford...

VE75 Dig for Victory Vegetable Competition

Sep 18, 2020

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!

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.