Donnington, Berkshire
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Donnington is a village in the civil parish of Shaw-cum-Donnington in West Berkshire, England. It is located north of the town of Newbury. It contains a ruined medieval castle and a Strawberry Hill Go
Donnington Castle
Aerial photo of Donnington Castle in 2020
Donnington Hospital Almshouses
Sebastian Faulks
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Sebastian Charles Faulks is a British novelist, journalist and broadcaster. He is most notable for his historical novels set in France – The Girl at the Lion d'Or, Birdsong and Charlotte Gray.
Donnington, Berkshire
…Beau Brummell (1778–1840), Regency dandy, lived at Donnington Grove. Sebastian Faulks (born 1953), journalist and author, was born in the village. Thomas Hughes (1822–1896), author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, lived at Donnington Priory…
Faulks in 2008