Shiplake
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Shiplake (and Lower Shiplake) is a village in Oxfordshire, England on the River Thames, near Henley-on-Thames and opposite the village of Wargrave.
An annual event, the Wargrave & Shiplake Regatta is a light-hearted alternative to the famous Henley Royal Regatta.
Shiplake College is a local boarding school.
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[edit] Location
- Map and aerial photo of Shiplake from Multimap.com
- Other map and aerial photo sources
Position: grid reference SU765784
Nearby towns and cities: Henley, Reading
Nearby villages: Binfield Heath, Sonning, Sonning Eye, Wargrave
[edit] Notable residents
- In 1850, the poet Tennyson married in the church.
- George Orwell (1903–1950) who went on to write Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, lived in Shiplake and Henley.
- Singer Vince Hill, O2 CEO Peter Erskine and Swiss-born financier Urs Schwarzenbach live on Bolney Road, Lower Shiplake.
- Radio DJ Steve Wright lives on New Road, Lower Shiplake.
- Gary Moore lives nearby.
[edit] Etymology
There are various theories regarding the origination of the name 'Shiplake', but the most common involves Sheep and a Lake.
[edit] Literary references
Jerome K. Jerome (1895–1927) mentions Shiplake in his book Three Men in a Boat.
[edit] See also
- Shiplake Lock
- Shiplake railway bridge
- Shiplake railway station
[edit] External links
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