Popeswood
Encyclopedia
Popeswood is a village in Berkshire, England, near Bracknell
. The village is within the civil parish
of Binfield
.
The settlement lies near to the A329(M) motorway
and is approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Bracknell. It contains the John Nike
Leisuresport complex and ski slope. It is named after Alexander Pope
who grew up there.
Bracknell
Bracknell is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Bracknell Forest in Berkshire, England. It lies to the south-east of Reading, southwest of Windsor and west of central London...
. The village is within the civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Binfield
Binfield
Binfield is a village and civil parish in the Bracknell Forest borough of Berkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it has a population of 7,475...
.
The settlement lies near to the A329(M) motorway
A329(M) motorway
The A329 is a motorway in Berkshire, England. It is 4 miles long and runs from the north of Bracknell to the south east of Reading.-Route:...
and is approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Bracknell. It contains the John Nike
John Nike
John Nike OBE is a Bracknell-based leisure and hotels entrepreneur.He used to own the Thames Valley Tigers basketball team. With his family, he is worth £92 million according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2006....
Leisuresport complex and ski slope. It is named after Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson...
who grew up there.