Shaw-cum-Donnington is a civil parish in West Berkshire, England, with all of its urban or suburban area immediately north of the largest town in the district, Newbury. It comprises the villages of Shaw and Donnington, and contains the partially ruined Donnington Castle, which has most of its various outside walls intact. The area is mostly green space but where developed is almost entirely residential with shops and cafés. It has housing immediately north of the town of Newbury.
Amenities The ecclesiastical parish, which crosses the River Lambourn bounding the civil parish to the south for a few hundred metres, is of the same name. It has one church which has an active Church of England community at Shaw. and also has the area's Church of England primary school.
The Vodafone World Headquarters are in the south of the village.
Demographics At the 2021 census, Shaw cum Donnington civil parish recorded a population of 1,674 people in 722 households.
+ Census population of Shaw cum Donnington parish Census Population Female Male Households Source 2001 1,680 866 814 685 2011 1,686 862 824 707 2021 1,674 840 834 722
+ 2011 Published Statistics: Population, home ownership and extracts from physical environment, surveyed in 2005Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005Output areaHomes owned outrightOwned with a loanSocially rentedPrivately rentedOtherkm2 roadskm2 waterkm2 domestic gardensUsual residents km2 Civil parish231 216 162 83 13 0.240 0.110 0.494 1686 8.6
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Berkshire History: Shaw-cum-Donnington Parish Church — St. Mary's Church