Knowl Hill

Knowl Hill is a village in Berkshire, England. It is 5 miles (8 km) west of Maidenhead on the A4 road toward Reading. The village is split across two civil parishes and local authority areas, with its eastern part in the parish of Hurley and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, while its western part is in the parish of Wargrave and the Borough of Wokingham.

Civil parish

• Hurley

Post townREADING

UKParliament

• Maidenhead

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Knowl Hill
Village
St Peter's parish church
Knowl Hill Location within Berkshire
Civil parish	Hurley
Unitary authority	Windsor and Maidenhead
Ceremonial county	Berkshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	READING
Postcode district	RG10
Dialling code	0118
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Royal Berkshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Maidenhead
List of places UK England Berkshire 51°30.5′N 0°48.7′W

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In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Knowl Hill was the southern terminus of the Hatfield and Reading Turnpike that allowed travelers from the north to continue their journey to the west without going through the congestion of London.

The village has a Church of England parish church, a primary school, a café and a tool shop. It has three pubs: the Bird in Hand, the New Inn and the Royal Oak. A fourth pub, the Seven Stars, a Grade II listed building,^[1] ceased trading in 2012 and has been converted into domestic accommodation.

St Peter's parish church was designed by JC and G Buckler and built in 1840. Its chancel was designed by W Scott Champion and added in 1870.^[2]

On the south side of the A4 is Knowl Hill Common, a hill with a view toward Windsor Castle which can be seen on a clear day. Also on the south side is a small wood called The Clumps, the name being derived from two separate groups of trees that were once significantly taller than the rest and clumped in the middle.^{[citation needed]}