Holyport
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Holyport (pronounced Hollyport) is a village in the civil parish of Bray, about 2 miles south of Maidenhead in the English county of Berkshire.
[edit] Misconceptions
Despite commonly being regarded as part of the Maidenhead urban area, Holyport, being part of Bray, lies within the Windsor electoral constituency. As a result, Holyport's MP is Adam Afriyie and not, as is commonly thought, Theresa May.
[edit] Amenities
Despite its small size, Holyport possesses a small-but-popular retail area. The village features a butcher's, a newsagent's ('The Corner Shop'), a grocery, a chemist and a hairdresser's as well as the (award-winning) post office and a doctor's surgery.
In addition to its shops, Holyport boasts four public houses, each of which has been established for a great many years. Also in the village is Holyport Church of England Primary School.
[edit] Notable residents and visitors
Holyport is not as well-known as its neighbour, Bray. However it has a few claims to fame of its own. It has one of the world's few real tennis courts (Royal County of Berkshire Real Tennis Club), where Prince Edward first met his wife-to-be, Sophie Rhys-Jones. It has prestigious stables, where Queen Elizabeth II is rumoured to have ridden in her younger years. Joan Collins filmed an advertisement in Holyport some years back, and it is the current residence of veteran BBC TV presenter, Frank Bough.
