Kingsclere is approximately equidistant 13 kilometres ) from the towns of Basingstoke and Newbury on the A339 road.
Kingsclere can trace back its history to a place identified as belonging to King Alfred in his will between 872 and 888, the 'clere' possibly meaning 'bright' or 'clearing'.
Kingsclere formed part of the ancient demesne of the Crown.
In his will King Alfred left Kingsclere for life to his second daughter, Ethelgiva, Abbess of Shaftesbury,
and there are other mentions of it in Saxon charters. In 931 King Athelstan at a Witenagemot at Colchester granted 10 hides of land at Clere to Abbot Aelfric, and in 943 King Edmund bestowed 15 hides of land at Clere on the 'religious woman Aelfswith'.
While sixteen years later King Edgar gave his thegn Aelfwine 10 hides of land at West Clere.
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Address: Kingsclere, Basingstoke and Deane, United Kingdom
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