Goring-on-Thames

Goring-on-Thames
Goring and Streatley Bridge viewed from beside Goring Lock
Goring-on-Thames shown within Oxfordshire
Population	3,104 (2001 census data)
OS grid reference	SU601808
Parish	Goring
District	South Oxfordshire
Shire county	Oxfordshire
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	READING
Postcode district	RG8
Dialling code	01491
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Oxfordshire
Ambulance	South Central
European Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Henley
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.

[edit] Location

Railway bridge near Goring

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, Berkshire, South Stoke, Woodcote, Cray's Pond, Pangbourne, Whitchurch-on-Thames

Nearby places of interest: Mapledurham House

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.