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English Counties - OXFORDSHIRE - A Whistle Stop Tour

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quotePosted at 11:35 on 17th October 2010
The village of Uffington
Thatched Cottage
Picture by Jez Taylor


Uffington, Oxfordshire
Picture by Paul Hilton

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quotePosted at 11:44 on 17th October 2010
We pass through some very pretty countryside around Wantage (which used to be in Berkshire before the Counties were messed up!)
Wantage, Oxfordshire Landscape
Picture by Paul Hilton

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quotePosted at 12:04 on 17th October 2010

We will stop for a while in the pretty village of East Hendred where we can visit the Champs Chapel Museum and Hendred House.  Historic buildings, a vineyard and wine tasting and many country walks make this a place worth stopping to see.

East Hendred



 

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quotePosted at 12:06 on 17th October 2010
Hendred House has been owned by the Eyston family since 1443
Hendred House viewed from the Catholic church. East Hendred
Picture by Terry Bean

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Kings Manor at East Hendred
Sunset over King's Manor
Picture by Terry Bean

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quotePosted at 12:12 on 17th October 2010
The Village Stores!
East Hendred Village stores. Oxfordshire
Picture by Terry Bean

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quotePosted at 12:24 on 17th October 2010
Next is one of Britains oldest towns - ABINGDON - situated on the River Thames and offering historic buildings and lovely riverside walks.
Mill Bridge, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
Picture by Ima von Wenden

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quotePosted at 12:26 on 17th October 2010
The Old Town Hall building now the Abingdon Museum
The old Town Hall
Picture by Peter Kirby

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quotePosted at 12:27 on 17th October 2010
Abingdon Abbey
Abingdon Abbey, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
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quotePosted at 12:36 on 17th October 2010
Another popular Thames-side village is Clifton Hampden with lots of thatched cottages
Lovely thatched house for sale
Picture by Ruth Gregory


And the interior of the village church
Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire
Picture by Paul Hilton

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