Whitchurch-on-Thames

{{Other places|Whitchurch (disambiguation){{!}}Whitchurch}}

{{infobox UK place

|official_name= Whitchurch-on-Thames

|static_image_name= WHITCHURCH CHURCH.JPG

|static_image_caption= Parish Church of St. Mary

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|label_position= top

|area_total_km2=5.36

|population= 758

|population_ref= (2001 census){{cite web |url= http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=798702&c=Whitchurch&d=16&e=15&g=480926&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1269201362078&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |title=Area: Whitchurch-on-Thames CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=21 March 2010}}

|civil_parish= Whitchurch-on-Thames

|shire_district= South Oxfordshire

|shire_county = Oxfordshire

|region= South East England

|country= England

|post_town= READING

|postcode_district= RG8

|postcode_area= RG

|dial_code= 0118

|constituency_westminster= Henley and Thame

|website= [http://www.whitchurchonthames.com/ Whitchurch-on-Thames village]

}}

Whitchurch-on-Thames is a village and civil parish on the Oxfordshire bank of the River Thames, about {{convert|5.5|mi|0}} northwest of Reading, Berkshire, in close proximity to Whitchurch Hill. Opposite Whitchurch on the Berkshire bank is the village of Pangbourne.

History

The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary was originally Norman, and was altered in the 15th century. In 1858 the Gothic Revival architect Henry Woodyer completely rebuilt the church, retaining only the Norman south door, Perpendicular Gothic south porch and a few other items.{{sfn|Sherwood|Pevsner|1974|pp=838–839}} The parish is now a member of the Langtree Team Ministry: a Church of England benefice that also includes the parishes of Checkendon, Ipsden, North Stoke, Stoke Row and Woodcote.{{cite web|url=http://www.langtree.org/index.htm |title= The Langtree Team Ministry |publisher=langtree.org|access-date=30 July 2016}}

Since the 16th century Whitchurch has had a weir and flash lock on the Thames to manage water levels for navigation. In 1787 the flash lock was replaced with a pound lock, Whitchurch Lock. The original Whitchurch Toll Bridge between Whitchurch and Pangbourne was built in 1792. The current structure, still privately owned, is the fourth on the site, the bridge having been reconstructed in 1853, 1902 and 2014. The current toll for a car to cross is 60 pence.{{cite web |url= http://www.whitchurchbridge.com/ |title=Whitchurch Bridge |publisher=The Company of Proprietors of Whitchurch Bridge |access-date=9 October 2015}}

Amenities

Whitchurch has a primary school.{{cite web|url=http://www.whitchurch.oxon.sch.uk/p_Homepage.ikml |title=Whitchurch Primary School | 'Outstanding'...Ofsted|publisher=whitchurch.oxon.sch.uk|access-date=30 July 2016}} Whitchurch has two public houses, the FerryboatThe Ferryboat] and the Greyhound Inn.[http://www.thames-path.com/2008/?page_id=974 The Greyhound (Whitchurch-on-Thames)] in the Thames Path Online Guide

References

Sources

{{Cite book |last1=Sherwood |first1=Jennifer |last2=Pevsner |first2=Nikolaus |author-link2=Nikolaus Pevsner |year=1974 |title=Oxfordshire |series=The Buildings of England |location=Harmondsworth |publisher=Penguin Books |isbn=0-14-071045-0 |pages=838–840 }}

External links

[http://whitchurchonthames.com Whitchurch-on-Thames community website]

Category:Villages in Oxfordshire

Category:Populated places on the River Thames

Category:Civil parishes in Oxfordshire