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Currently Sulhamstead is partly in the Newbury Constituency for House Of Commons General Election s, however the Boundary Commission has recommended that it be moved completely into the Wokingham Constituency to bring the size of the electorate of Newbury closer to the national average. Sulhamstead House, commonly known as the White House, was the manor house of Sulhamstead Abbots. It was built by Daniel May, son of the Basingstoke brewer, Charles May, in 1744. His sister's descendants, the Thoyts family, resided there for many years and it was the childhood home of the famous Berkshire historian and Palaeography expert, Emma Elizabeth Thoyts (1860-1949). In 1949, the house became the Headquarters of the Berkshire Constabulary. Since the merger of the local county forces to form the Thames Valley Police , it has functioned as that force's training centre, and also houses the Thames Valley Police Museum . Please note that there is no 'p' in the centre of the name. It is pronounced 'Sulham-stead'. SEE ALSO |
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