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Donnington is a village in the civil parish of Shaw-cum-Donnington in West Berkshire, England. It is located north of the town of Newbury . It contains a ruined medieval castle and a Strawberry Hill Gothic mansion.
Donington is a village and civil parish in the South Holland District of Lincolnshire, England. It is 8 miles (13 km) north from the market town of Spalding and 11 miles (18 km) south of Boston on the A152 , it is bypassed by the A52 , and sits between the A16 and A17.
Donnington Castle [2] is a ruined medieval castle, situated in the small village of Donnington, just north of the town of Newbury in the English county of Berkshire. It was founded by Sir Richard Abberbury the Elder in 1386 and was bought by Thomas Chaucer before the castle was taken under royal control during the Tudor period .
Donington Park motor racing circuit is located to the south west of the village. The site of the former power station has been redeveloped in to a major retail distribution hub and warehousing area. The principal tenant is Marks and Spencer .
At the same location there was, as shown on an Ordnance Survey map from 1833, Donnington railway station with freight and passenger connections to Wellington and Stafford; this was closed as part of Beeching cuts in 1964. Only 2,000 feet (600 m) further north, at The Humbers, iron-making is thought to have taken place since the late 16th ...
The parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary. [1] Donnington Hall is located here on the outskirts of the village. In 1870–72, Donnington was described as: "DONNINGTON, a parish in Ledbury district, Hereford; under the Malvern hills, at the boundary with Gloucester, 2¼ miles S of Ledbury town and r[ailway]. station.
The Donington Circuit layout in 1937. Donington Park is a motorsport circuit located near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.The circuit business is now owned by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision organisation, and the surrounding Donington Park Estate, still owned by the Wheatcroft family, is currently under lease by MotorSport Vision until 2038. [1]
Donington is the name of a number of places in England: Donington, Lincolnshire, a small town in South Holland, Lincolnshire; Donington, Shropshire, a civil parish in Shropshire, England; Donington on Bain, a village in Lindsey, Lincolnshire; Donington le Heath, Leicestershire, England location of Donington le Heath Manor House Museum