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Yattendon stands in wooded country between the River Pang and the open downs and has been an inhabited site for centuries.
The Yattendon Hoard of Bronze Age implements was unearthed in 1878 and displayed in the Newbury Museum.
Remains of Roman villas have also been found.
Quite a sizeable village, Yattendon has a church that is mainly of Victorian style, part of it from around 1450 and the spire of 1896, the rather fine pulpit is Jacobean.
Close by are two handsome Georgian houses, The Grange of 1875 and the Manor House of a similar period.
There are several 17th and 18th century brick houses in the village centre whilst Yattendon Court is a half-imbered mansion of 1928, when it replaced the original house on the site.
Close to the wooded grounds of Yattendon Court is the hamlet of Burnt Hill, notable for the unusually named pub, the Nut and Bolt.
Several buildings in the village are by Alfred Waterhouse, the distinguished architect, who was Lord of the manor towards the end of the 19th century.
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- Landmark