| Streatley | |
  Streatley shown within Berkshire |
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| Population | 974 (2001 census data) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Streatley |
| Unitary authority | West Berkshire |
| Ceremonial county | Berkshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | READING |
| Postcode district | RG8 |
| Dialling code | 01491 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Newbury |
| List of places: UK • England • Berkshire | |
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Location
Streatley is located some 8 miles (13 km) from Reading and 16 miles (26 km) from Oxford. Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, It is attractively situated nestling in the Goring Gap on the River Thames and is directly across the river from the Oxfordshire village of Goring-On-Thames. The Goring Gap is a British geological feature located on the River Thames approximately 8 miles upstream from Reading. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. 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 Goring-on-Thames is a Village and Civil parish on the River Thames in the English county of Oxfordshire. The two villages are connected by Goring and Streatley Bridge, with its adjacent lock and weir, and are often considered as a single settlement. Goring and Streatley Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames in England. Goring Lock is a lock and Weir situated on the River Thames in England at the Goring Gap in the Chiltern Hills. The two villages share Goring & Streatley railway station on the line from Reading to Oxford, although the station is actually situated in Goring. Goring & Streatley railway station is a railway station serving the twin villages of Goring-on-Thames and Streatley, on the boundary between the counties of Berkshire
Nearby towns and cities: Oxford, Reading, Wallingford
Nearby villages: Aldworth, Goring-on-Thames, Lower Basildon, Moulsford, Pangbourne
Government
Streatley is a civil parish with an elected parish council. Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between Wallingford is a small Market town and Civil parish in the upper Thames Valley in Oxfordshire, England. Aldworth is also the name of a stately home in Blackdown Sussex Aldworth is a small Village and Civil parish Goring-on-Thames is a Village and Civil parish on the River Thames in the English county of Oxfordshire. Lower Basildon is a Village in the Civil parish of Basildon, near to Pangbourne, in the English county of Berkshire. Moulsford is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire) Pangbourne is a large Village and Civil parish on the River Thames in the English county of Berkshire. Besides the riverside village of Streatley, the parish an area of the Berkshire Downs to the east, and includes the hamlet of Stichens Green. Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 [1]
The parish is bordered to the north and east by the Oxfordshire parishes of Moulsford, South Stoke and Goring. Moulsford is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire) South Stoke is a Village and Civil parish in the southern part of the English county of Oxfordshire. Goring-on-Thames is a Village and Civil parish on the River Thames in the English county of Oxfordshire. To the west and south it is bordered by the Berkshire parishes of Basildon, Ashampstead and Aldworth. Basildon is a Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Ashampstead is a small Village in the rural area of the English county of Berkshire that lies between Reading, Newbury and Streatley Aldworth is also the name of a stately home in Blackdown Sussex Aldworth is a small Village and Civil parish [1]
The parish falls within the area of the unitary authority of West Berkshire. See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions History The district of Newbury was formed on April 1, 1974, as a merger of the borough of Newbury Bradfield Rural District, Hungerford Rural Both the parish council and the unitary authority are responsible for different aspects of local government. The parish also forms part of the Newbury parliamentary consituency. Newbury is a United Kingdom House of Commons constituency consisting of Newbury, Thatcham, Hungerford and a large [1]
Public House
Streatley contains only one public house, The Bull at Streatley which was made famous by Jerome K Jerome's '3 men in a boat', it serves a great variety of beers and ales for all customers that visit the village. Food and accommodation is available here also. The Bulls garden is also the rather unusual burial site of a monk and a nun executed in 1440 for 'misconduct'.
Miscellany
The Ridgeway long distance path passes through the village. For other meanings see Ridgeway. The Ridgeway is an ancient trackway described as Britain's oldest road
There is a Youth hostel in the village. Hostels provide budget-oriented accommodation where guests can rent a bed, sometimes a Bunk bed in a Dormitory and share a bathroom The nearest other hostels are in Wantage (14 miles) and Oxford (19 miles). Wantage is a Town and Civil parish in the Vale of the White Horse, near the Thames Valley, in the English county of Oxfordshire Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire,
There was a bicycle bomb in the village in 1979. A bicycle bomb (or bike bomb is an Improvised explosive device that is placed on a Bicycle. It was apparently the work of the IRA. The Irish Republican Army ( IRA) (Óglaigh na hÉireann was a military organisation descended from the Irish Volunteers, established 25 November 1913 and who
See also
- List of places in Berkshire
- List of civil parishes in England
- Lardon Chase, the Holies and Lough Down
References
- ^ a b c Election Maps. This is a list of settlements in Berkshire, England. See the List of places in England for places in other counties This is a list of Civil parishes in England split by ceremonial county. Lardon Chase the Holies and Lough Down are three adjacent National Trust countryside properties in the English county of Berkshire. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved on 2008-02-27. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation
- ^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 170 - Abingdon, Wantage & Vale of White Horse. ISBN 0-319-21794-9.
- ^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 171 - Chiltern Hills West, Henley-on-Thames & Wallingford. ISBN 0-319-21795-7.
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