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Hace 1 día · Main settlements include Henley-on-Thames itself, Thame, Chinnor and Sonning Common. The two wards of Cherwell are to the north, close to Oxford; they are predominantly rural. Members of Parliament
Hace 5 días · The Medieval Town. Planned Layout and Burgage Plots. Early layout. As first laid out, the new town probably comprised a wedge of land focused on the main crossroads, bounded on the east by the river Thames and on the south by the town brook or ditch, which flowed into the river just north of Friday Street (Fig. 7).
Hace 23 horas · George Orwell. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English author, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. [2] His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism. [3] [4]
Hace 4 días · The River Thames is the second-longest river in the United Kingdom, passes through the capital city, and has many crossings. Counting every channel – such as by its islands linked to only one bank – it is crossed by over 300 bridges.
Hace 5 días · Wool trading. The most important 15th-century change was the expansion of Henley's wool trade. The central agent was John Elmes the elder (d. 1460), who became one of the wealthiest inhabitants in Henley's history. Admitted as a burgess in 1417, Elmes was probably an immigrant, as his byname was new to Henley.
Hace 3 días · Commercial coaching was established in Henley by 1668, when the Henley coachman John Hathaway (d. 1700) issued a trade token featuring a man driving a two-horse carriage. By 1681 his coaches ran to London three times a week, and at his retirement in 1694 he owned two coaches and nine horses. Another coachman (John Alleway) operated a six-horse ...
Hace 1 día · Discover the pulse of Henley with our comprehensive 'What's On' guide. Explore the vibrant events & activities in and around Henley-On-Thames.
