Childrey is a village and civil parish in the English county of Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire). A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South
It is located 4 miles west of the town Wantage, and was part of the Wantage Rural District, until 1974, and was originally an island in a marsh, relating it to nearby villages of the Hanney, Goosey and Charney. Wantage is a Town and Civil parish in the Vale of the White Horse, near the Thames Valley, in the English county of Oxfordshire Wantage was a Rural district of Berkshire, England from 1894 to 1974 Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Hanneys are a group of Villages namely East Hanney and West Hanney, in west Oxfordshire, southern England, in the UK According to the 2001 Census, Childrey has a population of approximately 500. A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001
It has more features than most of the surrounding villages, like a Post office with local shop, primary school, duck pond, Methodist church, Church of England parish church, park, public house, stables and farm store which will sell Christmas trees around Christmas. A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail. See also Primary education A primary school (from French école primaire) is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations Position in the Church of England In England, there are parish churches for both the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. A Christmas tree, Yule tree, holiday tree or Tannenbaum (fir tree is one of the most popular Traditions associated with the celebration The parish church is of particular note for its association with the Fettiplace family and its fine collection of memorial brasses, one of which is the largest in old Berkshire. Fettiplace is an English family name of Norman descent with at least 800 years of history Monumental brass is a species of engraved sepulchral memorial which in the early part of the 13th century began to partially take the place of three-dimensional monuments
In February 2008, the local Post Office came under threat of closure, but has been met by a large campaign to keep the post office. PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail. Many see it as a central part of the village and will have a devastating affect if it were to close.
Its name came from Anglo-Saxon Cille-rīþ = "spring (watersource) - stream".
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