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Chapel Row is a small settled locality in West Berkshire, and part of the civil parish of Bucklebury, England. The settlement is on a minor crossroads, on the C road topping the northern escarpment between Thatcham and Theale above the Kennet valley below and is centred east north-east of Newbury. == History == (詳細はThe Bladebone Inn. In the 18th century, Chapel Row became known for its revels, which were held on the Monday following the feast of Saint Anne. The revels featured events such as backswording (described by Joseph Addison in ''The Spectator'' as "a ring of cudgel players who broke one another's heads in order to make some impression on their mistresses' hearts").〔 The sport was not featured in a number of later fayres as at least one contender was reported to have been killed.〔 An 1812 ''Reading Mercury'' article on the fayre focusses primarily on agriculture, stating that the event was an opportunity to trade cattle and employ farmhands. ==Geography== The settlement is on a minor crossroads, on the C road topping the northern escarpment between Thatcham and Theale above the Kennet valley below and is centred east north-east of Newbury. Woodland with public access as common land and under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 occupies the land immediatedly west and south-west of the clustered centre, Bucklebury Common.. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chapel Row」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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