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Wallingford
Wallingford (Oxfordshire)
Wallingford

Wallingford shown within Oxfordshire
Population about 10,000
OS grid reference SU607893
 - London 47. 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 In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. 5mi
Parish Wallingford
District South Oxfordshire
Shire county Oxfordshire
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WALLINGFORD
Postcode district OX10
Dialling code 01491
Police Thames Valley
Fire Oxfordshire
Ambulance South Central
European Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Wantage
List of places: UK • England • Oxfordshire

Coordinates: 51°35′58″N 1°07′29″W / 51.5994, -1.1247

Wallingford is a small market town and civil parish in the upper Thames Valley in the English administrative county of Oxfordshire, and the historic county of Berkshire. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Towns The towns in the district are Didcot, Henley-on-Thames, Thame, Wallingford and Watlington. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London 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 The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South East England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping 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 This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The OX postcode area, also known as the Oxford postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Abingdon, Bampton, Banbury, Bicester The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Thames Valley Police is one of the largest Home Office Police services in England and the largest non- metropolitan one covering 2200 sq mi (5700 The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, is the Fire Service serving the county of Oxfordshire. The South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the authority responsible for providing NHS Ambulance services in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, South East England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Wantage is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of settlements in both the non-metropolitan shire and ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. The Thames Valley generally implies the region that drains into the River Thames (the Thames catchment) from west of Cirencester to London 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 The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South

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Geography

Wallingford sits on the western side of the River Thames. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. Across the river is the village of Crowmarsh Gifford. Crowmarsh Gifford is the main Village in the Civil parish of Crowmarsh in the English county of Oxfordshire. The two are linked by Wallingford Bridge, a notable 900 ft long medieval stone bridge across the Thames and adjacent floodlands. Wallingford Bridge is a medieval road bridge over the River Thames in England which connects Wallingford and Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxfordshire In 1993, Winterbrook Bridge was opened to the south to avoid the traffic problems of Wallingford Bridge. Winterbrook Bridge, also known as 'Wallingford By-pass Bridge' was built in 1993 as part of a by-pass round Wallingford, Oxfordshire, relieving the single-track

Character and local government

Wallingford, showing the Corn Exchange (left), the war memorial (centre), the Town Hall (centre-right) and St Mary-le-More church (right)
Wallingford, showing the Corn Exchange (left), the war memorial (centre), the Town Hall (centre-right) and St Mary-le-More church (right)

The centre of Wallingford has the feel of a typical old market town, with a large open town-square around the war memorial, the 17th century arcaded town hall and the church of St Mary-le-More, and flanked by numerous shops. A war memorial is a building monument statue or other edifice to celebrate a War or victory or (predominating in modern times to commemorate those who died or were injured As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar A city hall or town hall is the chief administrative building of a City or Town 's administration and usually houses the city or There are some picturesque alleyways and a number of historic inns. Although only a small town, Wallingford has three ancient churches and a modern Roman Catholic church. It once had fourteen. Other amenities include the Wallingford Museum, the Corn Exchange theatre, the Cholsey and Wallingford steam railway, a number of public parks (one with a castle ruin), a blues festival and the annual BunkFest folk festival. Wallingford Museum is a small museum with collections of local interest housed in a 17th century town house in Wallingford in the English county of Oxfordshire The Cholsey and Wallingford Railway is a 25 Mile (4 km) long Standard gauge Heritage railway in the English county of Oxfordshire A park is a protected area of Land and Water, usually in its natural or semi-natural (landscaped state and set aside for some purpose often to do with human A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. BunkFest, a small but growing end-of–summer folk Music festival, takes place in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK and combines a broad In recent years, the town has been used as a location for filming, including Midsomer Murders. Midsomer Murders is a British television Drama that has aired on ITV1 since 1997 Wallingford is run by a town council consisting of sixteen councillors. It is also part of the South Oxfordshire district. Towns The towns in the district are Didcot, Henley-on-Thames, Thame, Wallingford and Watlington.

History

Wallingford grew up around a strategically important crossing point on the River Thames. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. The place has been fortified since at least Saxon times, when it was an important fortified borough of Wessex with the right to mint Royal coinage. The History of Anglo-Saxon England covers the history of Early medieval England from the end of Roman Britain and the establishment of Anglo-Saxon West Saxon redirects here For other meanings of Wessex or West Saxon see Wessex (disambiguation. A mint is an industrial facility which manufactures Coins for Currency. Known as a 'burh', it was enclosed with substantial earthworks by King Alfred the Great in the 9th century to protect the population against the Vikings. Burh is an Anglo-Saxon name for a fortified town or other defended site such as a Hill fort. Alfred the Great (also Ælfred from the Old English Ælfrēd ˈælfreːd (c The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas These can still be seen around the centre of the town and are probably the best preserved such fortifications in England. Thereafter, Wallingford became the chief town of Berkshire and the seat of the county's Ealdorman. An ealdorman (modern Alderman) was the prior magistrate of an Anglo-Saxon shire from 900 to the time of the Danes. During the Norman conquest of England in 1066, the Saxon lord Wigod allowed William the Conqueror's invading armies to cross the Thames unopposed from west to east in order that his army might march on Berkhamsted where he received the English surrender before marching on London. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south Wigod (also spelt Wigot) was the 11th century Saxon Thegn or lord of the English town of Wallingford, and a kinsman of Edward William I of England ( 1027 His reign which brought Norman culture to England had an enormous impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages Berkhamsted is a historic town of some 19000 people It is situated in the west of Hertfordshire, between the towns of Tring and Hemel Hempstead. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. At that time, the river at Wallingford was the first point at which the river could be forded. A ford is a place in a Watercourse (most commonly a stream or River) that is shallow enough to be crossed by wading on Horseback or in a wheeled The town subsequently stood in high favour with the Normans. The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. The Domesday Book of 1085 lists Wallingford as one of only eighteen towns in the kingdom with a population estimated at over 2,000 people. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey

See main article: Wallingford Castle. The remains of Wallingford Castle, once an important royal castle and defensive stronghold are situated in Wallingford in the English county of Oxfordshire
Wallingford Bridge and St Peter's Church
Wallingford Bridge and St Peter's Church

Wallingford Castle was built soon afterwards and became a key strategic centre for the Empress Matilda's party during the civil war that had begun after her father's death. The remains of Wallingford Castle, once an important royal castle and defensive stronghold are situated in Wallingford in the English county of Oxfordshire Matilda of England (sometimes Maud or Maude; 7 February 1102 &ndash 10 September 1167 was the daughter and dispossessed Heir of Henry I of England The Anarchy or The Nineteen Year Winter refers to a period of English history during the reign ( 1135 &ndash 1154) of the Norman King Henry I (c 1068/1069 – 1 December 1135) was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror, the first King of England after the Norman The place was besieged a number of times and the Treaty of Wallingford ending the conflict was concluded there in November 1153. The Treaty of Wallingford of 1153, aka Treaty of Winchester or as the Treaty of Westminster, was an agreement that effectively ended The Anarchy The town was granted a Royal Charter in 1155 by the new king, Henry II, being the second town to receive one in England. A Royal Charter is a Charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy council to legitimize an incorporated body such as a city company The castle was a regular royal residence until the Black Death hit the town badly in 1349. The Black Death, or the Black Plague, was one of the deadliest Pandemics in human history widely thought to have been caused by a bacterium named Yersinia The castle declined subsequently (much stone being removed to renovate Windsor Castle) but it became a Royalist stronghold during the English Civil War. Windsor Castle, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited Castle in the world and dating back to the time of Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I during the English Civil War ( 1642 &ndash 1651 The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. It was the last holdout of the Royalists in Berkshire, and the castle withstood a 65-day siege. Oliver Cromwell subsequently ordered the destruction of what was left of the castle and little now remains. Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 Old Style &ndash 3 September 1658 Old Style) was an English military and political leader best known Some of the castle rubble was used to construct a tower for the church of St Mary-le-More.

Wallingford had flourished as a trading centre throughout most of the Middle Ages, and Wallingford Priory produced two of the greatest minds of the age, the mathematician Richard of Wallingford and the chronicler John of Wallingford. Wallingford Priory was a Benedictine priory dedicated to the Holy Trinity in Wallingford in the English county of Berkshire (now For the Constable of Wallingford Castle see Richard of Wallingford (constable. John of Wallingford, also known as John de Cella, (died 1214 was Abbot of St Albans Abbey in the English county of Hertfordshire from 1195 to However, after the opening of Abingdon Bridge at Abingdon in 1416, the town went into economic decline. Abingdon Bridge consists of a pair of bridges across the River Thames at the town of Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. This was only revived in the 18th century when the legal writer and Wallingford resident, William Blackstone, established two turnpike roads through the town. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system Sir William Blackstone (originally pronounced Blexstun ( 10 July 1723 &ndash 14 February 1780) was an English Jurist and A toll road, (also known as a tollway, turnpike, pike, or toll highway, especially if it is constructed to Freeway standards The brewing industry was important with two breweries and 17 maltings in the town. A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of Beer, though beer can be made in the home and has been for much of beer's history Malting is a process applied to Cereal grains in which the grains are made to Germinate by soaking in water and are then quickly halted from germinating further This link was effectively ended with the demolition of Paul's Malt in 2001.

Wallingford was connected to the railway network in 1866 by the Wallingford and Watlington Railway. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Poor traffic receipts meant that the planned extension to Watlington was never built, and Wallingford remained at the end of a branch line from Cholsey. Watlington could be Watlington Norfolk, England Watlington Oxfordshire, England Cholsey is a large Village and Civil parish, two miles (3 km from Wallingford, in the district of South Oxfordshire in the English The line was sold to the Great Western Railway in 1872, and the line became known as the Wallingford Bunk. The Great Western Railway ( GWR) was a British railway company and a notable example of Civil engineering, linking London with the West Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year It closed to passengers in 1959 and the last goods traffic into the old Wallingford Station ran in 1965. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. However, part of the line has been preserved as the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway. The Cholsey and Wallingford Railway is a 25 Mile (4 km) long Standard gauge Heritage railway in the English county of Oxfordshire [1]

Employment

The main employers based in Wallingford are primarily on the Hithercroft Trading Estate (established in the 1970s), and include Habitat, Rowse Honey, Youngsters, Royal Mail and Fugro. Habitat is a Retailer of household furnishings in the United Kingdom France Germany Spain and has franchised outlets in other countries Royal Mail is the national postal service of the United Kingdom. Fugro NV is a Dutch multinational company headquartered in Leidschendam

Sport and leisure

A.F.C. Wallingford is the local football club. AFC Wallingford is an English association football team currently playing in the North Berks Football League. Other sports clubs include the rugby club Wallingford RFC, Wallingford Hockey Club, Wallingford Rowing Club, Wallingford Cricket Club and the Portcullis Tennis Club.

Schools

There are 3 local primary schools in Wallingford. Wallingford School is the secondary school in the area, located to the north of the town. Wallingford School is a Secondary school located in the town of Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England.

Town Twinning

Wallingford has an informal twinning link with:

Flag of the United States Wallingford, Connecticut, U.S.

and formal town twinning links with:

Flag of France Luxeuil-les-Bains, France

Flag of Germany Bad Wurzach, Germany. Wallingford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Luxeuil-les-Bains is a town and commune of eastern France, in the Haute-Saône département. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Bad Wurzach is a town in south-eastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

Famous residents and associated persons

For residents, constables and prisoners at the castle, see Wallingford Castle. The remains of Wallingford Castle, once an important royal castle and defensive stronghold are situated in Wallingford in the English county of Oxfordshire

In the town:

Wallingford used to return two Members of Parliament (cut to one in 1832 and none in 1885), and had some well-known MPs (often not resident) including:

For more details, see Wallingford (UK Parliament constituency)

References

General

  1. Bullen, L. Evelyn Lady Barbirolli OBE ( 24 January 1911, Wallingford-on-Thames, Berkshire - 25 January 2008) was an Sir William Blackstone (originally pronounced Blexstun ( 10 July 1723 &ndash 14 February 1780) was an English Jurist and Charlton Brooker, commonly known as Charlie Brooker, (born 3 March 1971 Reading, Berkshire) is a British Comedy writer, Cartoonist Agatha Mary Clarissa Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 &ndash 12 January 1976 commonly known as Agatha Christie, was an English Gary Elkins (born 4 May, 1966 in Wallingford) was an English football player most notable for the unusual statistic of his having The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The 1880 FA Cup Final was contested by Clapham Rovers and Oxford University at the Kennington Oval. Dulcie Gray, also known as Dulcie Savage, was born Dulcie Winifred Catherine Bailey in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya (now Malaysia on 20 November Sir Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan, CBE ( 6 May, 1904 – 19 August, 1978) was a prominent British Archaeologist, specialising James Howe McClure ( October 9, 1939, Johannesburg, South Africa - June 17, 2006, Oxford, England) Ann Elizabeth Packer MBE (born 8 March 1942 in Moulsford, Oxfordshire, UK) is a former British Moses Roper ( c. 1815 – 15 April 1891 was a Mulatto slave who wrote one of the major early books about life as a slave in the United States — Narrative Paul Rotha (born Paul Thompson, June 3, 1907, London - March 7, 1984, Wallingford, Oxfordshire) was Gladys Bronwyn Stern or GB Stern, 1890&ndash1973 born Gladys Bertha Stern in London, England, wrote many novels short stories Simon Watson Taylor (1923 – 2005 was a British actor and translator associated with the Surrealist movement Thomas Tusser (1524&ndash1580 was an English poet and farmer best known for his instructional poem Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry, published in John of Wallingford, also known as John de Cella, (died 1214 was Abbot of St Albans Abbey in the English county of Hertfordshire from 1195 to For the Constable of Wallingford Castle see Richard of Wallingford (constable. Richard of Wallingford ( 14th century) constable of Wallingford Castle and landowner in St Albans, played a key part in the English peasants' revolt William of Wallingford, 47th Abbot of St Albans Abbey, died 20 June 1492 St Albans Cathedral (formerly St Albans Abbey, officially The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban) is an Anglican church at Rex Warner ( March 9 1905 - June 24 1986) was an English classicist, Writer and translator. Peter Cathcart Wason (22 April 1924 - 17 April 2003 was a cognitive psychologist, who worked on the Psychology of reason. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Seymour Blackstone (1809 &ndash 1881 was an English MP in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Crowmarsh Gifford is the main Village in the Civil parish of Crowmarsh in the English county of Oxfordshire. Sir Thomas Browne MP was a medieval Chancellor of the Exchequer of England. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all Economic and Financial John Cator (1728 &ndash 26 February 1806) was a wealthy timber merchant and landowner responsible for the layout of much of the areas around Blackheath Thomas Digges (1546 &ndash 24 August 1595) was an English Astronomer, son of Leonard Digges, and great populariser of Science Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke 1st Baronet ( 18 February 1810 &ndash 10 May 1869) English Whig Politician, son The Great Exhibition, also known as Crystal Palace, was an international exhibition that was held in Hyde Park, London, England, from 1 Edmund Dunch (or Dunche) ( 14 December 1657 Westminster &ndash 31 May 1719 Little Wittenham) was Master The Kit-Cat Club (sometimes Kit-Kat Club) was an early 18th century English Club in London with strong political and literary associations committed Sir John Fortescue of Salden (c 1531 or 1533 – 23 December 1607) was the third Chancellor of the Exchequer of England, serving from 1589 The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all Economic and Financial George Parker 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, FRS (c 1695 or 1697 &ndash March 17, 1764) was an English Astronomer. Sir Thomas Parry (c 1515 &ndash December 15 1560) was the Comptroller of the Household to the English Queen Elizabeth I. The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward 's department and often George Pigot Baron Pigot Bt ( 4 March 1719 &ndash 11 May 1777) was the British governor of Madras ( India) Robert Pigot may refer to Sir Robert Pigot 2nd Baronet (1720-1796 British soldier Sir Robert Pigot 4th Baronet (1801-1891 British In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Edmund Plowden (1518 Plowden Hall Lydbury, Shropshire, England - 6 February 1585 London, England) was Francis Sykes may refer to Sir Francis Sykes 1st Baronet (1732-1804 British diplomat MP Sir Francis Sykes 2nd Baronet (c Basildon Park is a Country house situated in the English county of Berkshire, between the Villages of Upper Basildon and Lower Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall 1st Baronet ( 8 April 1751 &ndash 7 November 1831) English author was born in Queen Square Wallingford was a Constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. (1989) The Poor Man's Guide to the History of Wallingford. 2nd rev. ed. , Wallingford Magazine
  2. Dewey, J. and Dewey, S. (1977) The book of Wallingford, an historical portrait, Barracuda Books, ISBN 0-86023-033-3
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Specific

  1. ^ History. Cholsey and Wallingford Railway. Retrieved on April 8, 2007. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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