Warborough
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Warborough shown within Oxfordshire |
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Parish | Warborough |
District | South Oxfordshire |
Shire county | Oxfordshire |
Region | South East |
Constituent country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WALLINGFORD |
Postcode district | OX10 |
Dialling code | 01865 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Oxfordshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
European Parliament | South East England |
UK Parliament | Henley |
List of places: UK • England • Oxfordshire |
Warborough is a village and civil parish in the English county of Oxfordshire. Also in Warborough parish is the neighbouring Thames-side village of Shillingford to the south. Every year, in the summer, there is a festival, the Warborough & Shillingford festival.
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Warborough has two pubs: The Six Bells and The Cricketers. It has a village shop, Aisha Store (formerly The Stores Warborough.) There is also a Protestant church which serves the parishioners of Warborough and neighbouring village Shillingford. St Laurence School is a state primary school with a small site. On leaving, many pupils go to Wallingford Comprehensive. Warborough And Shillingford Pre-School (WASPS) has close links with the school. The village green has a playground and has football, rugby and cricket held on it in respective seasons. The cricket is perhaps the most popular, it has adullt teams and many child's teams. In the summer Friday evening is "cricket evening" and is a large social occasion for adults and children.