Streatley, Berkshire
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| Streatley | ||
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| Statistics | ||
| Population: | 974 (2001 census data) | |
| Ordnance Survey | ||
| OS grid reference: | SU591807 | |
| Administration | ||
| District: | West Berkshire | |
| Shire county: | Berkshire | |
| Region: | South East England | |
| Constituent country: | England | |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom | |
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| Ceremonial county: | Berkshire | |
| Historic county: | Berkshire | |
| Services | ||
| Police force: | Thames Valley Police | |
| Fire and rescue: | {{{Fire}}} | |
| Ambulance: | South Central | |
| Post office and telephone | ||
| Post town: | READING | |
| Postal district: | RG8 | |
| Dialling code: | 01491 | |
| Politics | ||
| UK Parliament: | Newbury | |
| European Parliament: | South East England | |
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Streatley is a village on the River Thames in the English county of Berkshire.
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[edit] Location
Streatley is located some 8 miles from Reading and 16 miles from Oxford. It is attractively situated nestling in the Goring Gap on the River Thames and is directly across the river from the Oxfordshire village of Goring-On-Thames. The two villages are connected by Goring and Streatley Bridge, with its adjacent lock and weir, and are often considered as a single settlement. The two villages share Goring & Streatley railway station on the line from Reading to Oxford, although the station is actually situated in Goring.
Nearby towns and cities: Oxford, Reading, Wallingford
Nearby villages: Aldworth, Goring-on-Thames, Lower Basildon, Moulsford, Pangbourne
[edit] Local government
Streatley is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It falls within the area of the unitary authority of West Berkshire. Both the parish council and the unitary authority are responsible for different aspects of local government.
[edit] Miscellany
The Ridgeway long distance path passes through the village.
There is a Youth hostel in the village. The nearest other hostels are in Wantage (14 miles) and Oxford (19 miles).
[edit] See also
- List of places in Berkshire
- List of civil parishes in England
- Lardon Chase, the Holies and Lough Down
[edit] References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 170 - Abingdon, Wantage & Vale of White Horse. ISBN 0-319-21794-9.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 171 - Chiltern Hills West, Henley-on-Thames & Wallingford. ISBN 0-319-21795-7.
