Hanney
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The Hanneys are a group of villages, namely East Hanney and West Hanney, in west Oxfordshire, southern England, in the UK.
[edit] Location
They are approximately 3 miles north of the town of Wantage, and lie in the flat marshy area of south-central Oxfordshire (previously Berkshire).
[edit] History & Amenities
The villages were originally islands in the marsh, hence the -ey ending of their names. See also Goosey, Childrey and Charney nearby.
Populations according to the United Kingdom Census 2001 were 796 (East Hanney) and 496 (West Hanney).
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