Shillingford

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the locality near Wallingford in Oxfordshire. For other places of the same name, see Shillingford (disambiguation).
Coordinates: 51°37′34″N 1°08′20″W / 51.626°N 1.139°W / 51.626; -1.139
Shillingford

Shillingford Bridge from the lawn of the Shillingford Bridge Hotel
Shillingford

 Shillingford shown within Oxfordshire
OS grid reference SU5992
Civil parish Warborough
District South Oxfordshire
Shire county Oxfordshire
Region South East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Wallingford
Postcode district OX10
Dialling code 01865
Police Thames Valley
Fire Oxfordshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Wantage
Website Warborough Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire

Shillingford is a locality (technically a hamlet) on the north bank of the Thames in Warborough civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England. Its homes are contiguous with Warborough by way of one residential road. It lies mostly on the A4074 between Oxford and Reading, at the junction with the A329.

History

Roads and ford

At various times the river crossing at Shillingford has been a ford, a ferry or a bridge. The present bridge was built in 1827, replacing a previous one built in 1767.[1] Neighbouring Wharf Road has a slipway, boathouse and 12 listed buildings (at Grade II, for their age predominantly), about half of its total.[2]

The river crossing has long made Shillingford a junction and coaching stop, just below the confluence of the Thame.

  • The main NW-SE road between Oxford and Henley-on-Thames through Shillingford was a turnpike from 1736 until 1873.[3] It became the A415 in 1922, renumbered to the A423 in the 1930s, and now forms part of the A4074. The bypasses around Dorchester and Sandford to the north were built in recent years.
  • The traditional road south rather than southeast, to Wallingford and over the bridge was a turnpike from 1764 to 1874.[3] In the early to late 20th century this was the main road between Reading and Oxford, part of the A42 when roads were first classified in 1922 then renumbered the A329 in 1935. In 1993, when the Winterbrook Bridge enabled traffic to bypass Wallingford, the section between Wallingford and Shillingford was downgraded to become an unclassified road[4]
  • The road north between Aylesbury, Thame and Shillingford was a turnpike from 1770 until 1875.[3] It became the B4013, to be renumbered A329 when the M40 motorway was opened in the 1970s.

Notable residents

The artist and performer Vivian Stanshall (1943–1995) was born in Shillingford.

Landmarks

As well as Wharf Road mentioned, Shillingford has a public house, the Kingfisher Inn.[5] Its bridge is in a medieval, simple style built in 1827. It is Grade II* listed[6] as is Bridge House nearby, however it is authentic early Georgian architecturally.[7]


References

  1. ↑ Phillips, Geoffrey (1981), Thames Crossings, David and Charles, ISBN 0-7153-8202-0 
  2. ↑ English Heritage. "Details from listed building database (1048093)". National Heritage List for England .
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Turnpike Roads in England website
  4. ↑ SABRE roads website
  5. ↑ The Kingfisher Inn
  6. ↑ Shillingford Bridge English Heritage. "Details from listed building database (1059632)". National Heritage List for England .
  7. ↑ Bridge House English Heritage. "Details from listed building database (1047817)". National Heritage List for England .

Sources

  • Thacker, Fred. S. (1968) [1920]. The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. 
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Shillingford.
The district of South Oxfordshire
Towns
Large villages
Other civil
parishes
(component
villages
and hamlets)
Former districts
and boroughs
Former
constituencies
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.