in the 14th-century style. The flint building has a tower (with an octagonal shingled spire) and a wooden porch. The roof is tiled. The interior has a chancel, organ chamber, vestry, a nave with three bays and two aisles, and is faced with ashlar. The structural columns are granite. The belfry holds four bells, dating from 1624 to 1842. The oldest bell, the fourth, was recast by Mears and Stainbank in 1876. The other operational church is Brimpton Baptist Church, which was established in 1843. The chapel of St Leonard, a 14th-century stone building, is located on Manor Farm. It was used as the place of worship of the Shalford Preceptory, a group of Knights Templar (and later Knights Hospitaller) who had formed in the 13th century. By 1614, the chapel had been converted into a barn at Brimpton Court. Amenities The village has a charity shop, a pub, The Three Horseshoes, and the village church. There is also a Church of England primary school. Brimpton Airfield, a mile east of the village, has a grass runway for light aircraft. Demography References Bibliography Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Villages in Berkshire West Berkshire District Civil parishes in Berkshire