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Letcombe Bassett
Letcombe Bassett
is a village and
civil parish
about southwest of the
market town
of
Wantage
in the
Vale of White Horse
. It was part of
Berkshire
until the
1974 boundary changes
transferred the Vale of White Horse
to
Oxfordshire
. The
2011 Census
recorded the parish population as 148.
The village
is a
spring line settlement
, being
the source
of
Letcombe Brook
at the foot of the
Berkshire Downs
escarpment
.
Hackpen, Warren & Gramp's Hill Downs
Site of Special Scientific Interest
is in the parish.
Parish
church
The
Church of England parish church
of
Saint Michael and All Angels
is a Grade II*
listed building
.
St Michael's
parish is part of the
Ridgeway Benefice
, along with the parishes of
Childrey
,
Kingston Lisle
,
Letcombe Regis
,
Sparsholt
and
West Challow
.