Places to see in ( Wallingford - UK )
Places to see in ( Wallingford - UK )
Wallingford is an ancient market town and civil parish in the upper Thames Valley in England. Historically in Berkshire, it was transferred to Oxfordshire for the purposes of administration in 1974. Wallingford is situated 12 miles (19 km) north of Reading, 13 miles (21 km) south of Oxford and 11 miles (18 km) north west of Henley-on-Thames.
The town's royal but mostly ruined Wallingford Castle held high status in the early medieval period as a regular royal residence until the Black Death hit the town badly in 1349. Empress Matilda retreated here for the final time from Oxford Castle in 1141. The castle declined subsequently, much stone being removed to renovate Windsor Castle. Nonetheless the town's Priory produced two of the greatest minds of the age, the mathematician Richard of Wallingford and the chronicler John of Wallingford.
Wallingford is on the west bank of the River Thames downstream of Oxford and lies at the foot of the Chilterns. On the opposite bank are the villages of Crowmarsh Gifford and Newnham Murren, connected to the town by Wallingford Bridge, a 300 yard long medieval stone bridge crossing the river and adjacent flood plain. At southern end of the town is the settlement of Winterbrook. The town bypass crosses the river to the southwest over Winterbrook Bridge.
Wallingford grew up around an important crossing point of the River Thames. The place has been fortified since at least Anglo-Saxon times, when it was an important fortified borough of Wessex with the right to mint Royal coinage. It was enclosed with substantial earthworks by King Alfred the Great in the 9th century as part of a network of fortified towns known as burhs or burghs to protect Wessex against the Vikings.
Wallingford Castle was built soon afterwards and became a key strategic centre for the Empress Matilda's party during the civil war that began after her father Henry I's death. After the fall of Oxford Castle to Stephen in 1141, Matilda fled to Wallingford, according to some historic accounts in the snow under a moonlit sky.
Wallingford flourished as a trading centre throughout most of the Middle Ages, and Wallingford Priory produced two of the greatest minds of the age, the mathematician Richard of Wallingford and the chronicler John of Wallingford. After the opening of Abingdon Bridge in 1416 the town went into economic decline.
The River Thames has been a transport route for centuries and Wallingford's growth as a town relied partly on it. Coal was supplied from North East England by coaster to London and then by barge upriver to Wallingford. This supply could be unreliable in seasons when river currents were too strong or water levels were too low. In 1789 the Oxford Canal reached Oxford from Warwickshire and the Duke's Cut at Wolvercote gave it a connection to the Thames.
On 2 July 1866, the Wallingford and Watlington Railway was opened between Cholsey and Wallingford. Its relative speed and reliability enabled it to take a large share of goods previously carried on the Thames. Unfortunately, two months earlier, in May 1866, the Overend, Gurney & Co bank had crashed causing one of the severest financial crises of the 19th century.
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Top 10 Best Things to do in Banbury, England
Banbury Travel Guide. MUST WATCH. Top 10 things you have to do in Banbury. We have sorted Tourist Attractions in Banbury for You. Discover Banbury as per the Traveler Resources given by our Travel Specialists. You will not miss any fun thing to do in Banbury.
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List of Best Things to do in Banbury, England
Broughton Castle
Sulgrave Manor
Upton House and Gardens
Banbury Museum
Deddington Farmers' Market
St. Mary's Church
Fir Tree Falconry
Peoples Park
Farnborough Hall
Water Fowl Sanctuary and Children's Farm
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Pangbourne Railway Station, Berkshire, England - 25th July, 2017
Pangbourne Railway Station, Berkshire, England - 25th July, 2017.
Pangbourne railway station is a railway station serving the village of Pangbourne in the county of Berkshire, and across the River Thames the village of Whitchurch-on-Thames, in Oxfordshire. The station is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway.
Pangbourne station is located close to the village centre, with main station buildings on the opposite side of the railway to the village. It has two platforms, one on each of the relief (slow) lines, whilst the fast lines pass behind the station. The platforms are linked to each other and the station entrance, on the up relief platform, by a pedestrian underpass. To read more about Pangbourne railway station, click here: .
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London Freight: Excellent Action!
3 locations and plenty of freight. Including Acton mainline, West Ealing and Harrow & Wealdstone. Includes spectacular heritage Convoy and 37 Drs pair. Also from Stone traffic on the Great western to intermodals on the west coast. This Video has a bit of everything! Please like and sub if you enjoy!
CHOLSEY STATION, Thursday 23rd January 2014
CHOLSEY STATION, Thursday 23rd January 2014
As part of our Thames Valley Branches Day Ranger, yet again we decided to visit what is becoming one of our favourite places to film at, Cholsey.
As seen in my main video, this is the section filmed at Cholsey.
We were luck enough to see 3 freight services by Freightliner, with Hinksey Yard to Eastleigh Yard , followed by Southampton MCT to Leeds and Bristol Freightliner Yard to Felixstowe which was hauled by 66554.
As well as this we see the usual Turbo's and HST's flying through along with Crosscountry Voyagers.
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Days Out Ep.22 South Devon Railway
A trip to the South Devon Railway during their 50th anniversary gala.
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Freight :: 13 August 2009 :: Class 59s, 60s and 66s
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On my visits to Slough and Newport, saw me see these Freight trains. Locations include Newport, Slough, Swindon and Didcot.
Seafarers Rememberance Parade and Service
The Merchant Navy (Wales) Association's Rememberance Parade and Service in Cardiff Bay, Wales on Saturday 24th May 2008 at the Merchant Seafarers Memorial near the Senydd building.
Sadly, 10 mins of video film cannot do justice to a service such as this and hopefully the shots of Cardiff Bay where thousands of merchant seamen arrived and left Cardiff, many to lose their lives at sea by storm, tempest or in war will make up a little for this
2X GWR Class 802 units departing Plymouth
On the 08/10/18 I filmed 2X GWR Class 802 bi-mode multiple units departing from Plymouth. The Class 802s are designed specifically to operate in the West Country as they have a much more powerful diesel engine and larger fuel tanks compared to a Class 800 so they can operate on diesel power for longer distances and tackle the steep hills of Devon & Cornwall.