Henley

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Henley may refer to any of the following:

Places:

• Henley-on-Thames, a town on the north bank of the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England
  • Henley (UK Parliament constituency)
  • Henley Royal Regatta, a rowing event held every year on the river Thames
• Henley, Suffolk, a village in Suffolk, England
• Henley-in-Arden, a village in Warwickshire, England
• Henley, New Zealand, a town in the South Island of New Zealand
• Henley, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia

People with the surname Henley:

• Barry Shabaka Henley (born 1954), American character actor
• Beth Henley (born 1952), Pulizer prize winning playwright
• Bill Henley, weatherman on WCAU-TV, Philadelphia
• Don Henley (born 1947), American rock musician, member of The Eagles
• Georgie Henley, English actress
• Jeffrey O. Henley, Chairman of Oracle Corporation
• Joseph Warner Henley (1793–1884), British conservative policitian in the protectionist governments of Lord Derby
• John Henley (1692-1759), English clergyman, known as Orator Henley
• John D. Henley (1781-1835), US naval officer
• Robert Henley (1783-1828), US naval officer, brother of John D. Henley
• Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington (c.1708-1772), Lord Chancellor, Whig member of parliament, writer and wit
• William Ernest Henley (1849-1903), British poet, critic and author
• William Thomas Henley (1813-1882) Telegraph engineer and pioneer submarine cable manufacturer

Other uses:

• Henley shirt, a shirt with buttons beneath the collar but no raised collar like a polo/tennis shirt
• Hawker Henley, aircraft used by the RAF in the second world war
• Henley Royal Regatta, rowing event held every year on the river Thames, established 1839
• Henley Women's Regatta, established 1988
• Henley Boat Races, for crews not in the main Henley Royal Regatta
• Henley Management College, private business school based in Henley-on-Thames
• USS Henley, four American warships, named for Robert Henley and John D. Henley