Goring-On-Thames
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| Population | 3,104 (2001 census data) |
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| Parish | Goring |
| District | South Oxfordshire |
| Shire county | Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | READING |
| Postcode district | RG8 |
| Dial code | 01491 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | Henley |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Oxfordshire | |
Goring-on-Thames is a village and civil parish on the River Thames in the English county of Oxfordshire.
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[edit] Location
Goring is located on the north bank of the River Thames, in the Goring Gap which separates the Berkshire Downs and the Chiltern Hills.
The village is about 8 miles north west of Reading and 16 miles south of Oxford. Immediately across the river is the Berkshire village of Streatley, and the two are often considered as twin villages, linked as they are by Goring and Streatley Bridge and its adjacent lock and weir.
The Great Western main line railway passes through Goring, and Goring & Streatley railway station in the village is served by local trains between Reading and Oxford.
Nearby towns and cities: Wallingford, Reading, Oxford
Nearby villages: Streatley, South Stoke, Woodcote, Cray's Pond, Pangbourne, Whitchurch-upon-Thames
Nearby places of interest: Mapledurham House
[edit] Local government
Goring is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It falls within the areas of South Oxfordshire District Council and Oxfordshire County Council. All three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government.
