Where is the source and mouth of the River Pang?
The River Pang will be forever associated with Kenneth Grahame’s book, “The Wind in the Willows”. From its source near the village of Hampstead Norreys to its joining with the River Thames at Pangbourne, it winds its way through peaceful Berkshire countryside and some pretty villages. The villages include Bucklebury, Stanford Dingley, Bradfield and Tidmarsh.
–The river’s source is normally near the village of Compton. In times of high rainfall it can be traced back to Farnborough, some four miles to the north-east, whilst at other times it may be as far downstream as Hampstead Norreys.[citation needed] In the village of Compton the Pang is joined by the River Roden, a similar but smaller chalk stream with its source on Roden Downs to the east of the village. At first it flows south from Compton through the village of Hampstead Norreys, before turning east to flow through the villages of Bucklebury, Stanford Dingley and Bradfield. To the east of Bradfield the Pang is joined by the River Bourne and turns north to flow through the villages of Tidmarsh and Pangbourne, eventually entering the Thames between Whitchurch Lock and Whitchurch Bridge. The valley of the River Pang between Compton and Bradfield is rather isolated, penetrated only by narrow country lanes. Because of this isolation, the valley has not become the residential commuter are
