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Henley-on-Thames is a town situated beside the River Thames. It is 36 miles from London and 10 miles from Reading on the border between Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.
Henley is mentioned in the Doomsday Book which was published in 1086. There is reason to believe that it may have been built in Roman times at least a thousand years earlier than this. Saint Mary's Church in Henley, which has a tower built in the 16th century that dominates the town, celebrated its 800th birthday a couple of years ago. The bridge was built in 1786 and features sculptures of Isis (looking downstream) and Tamesis (looking upstream) by Anne Seymour Damer on the keystone.
The River Thames itself is believed to be at least 30 million years old. It was diverted to its current course during the last Ice Age approximately 10,000 years ago. At that time it was at least 10 times its current size - a high energy, fast flowing river. The river settled down to its current meandering pattern approximately 3,000 years ago.
Henley has a population of more than twelve thousand people. Henley is a good place for commuting to London and Reading or even Oxford. It has its own railway station which connects to Twyford station where you can change for London or Reading and Oxford. However at certain times trains will run directly from Henley to London or Reading. Alternatively the M40 is only a twenty minute drive away.
Henley Royal Regatta is world famous. Held yearly in the first week of July it is followed by the Henley Festival. During the warm months, the Thames in the Henley area, in particular, can be full of boats. During the Regatta the river has to be divided into two lanes of traffic and the swans have to go on holiday.
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