Shillingford | |
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Shillingford Bridge from the lawn of the Shillingford Bridge Hotel | |
Location within Oxfordshire | |
OS grid reference | SU5992 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Wallingford |
Postcode district | OX10 |
Dialling code | 01865 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Oxfordshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Website | http://ws-pc.org/ Warborough Parish Council] |
Shillingford is a hamlet on the north bank of the River Thames in Warborough civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England. It lies on the A4074 between Oxford and Reading, at the junction with the A329.
At various times the river crossing at Shillingford has been a ford, a ferry or a bridge. Shillingford 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 River Thame:
The Quaker minister Ann Crowley was born here in 1765 [4] as was the artist and performer Vivian Stanshall in 1943.
The bridge is in a medieval, simple style built in 1827. It is Grade II* listed [5] as is Bridge House nearby, as it is an authentic early Georgian structure. [6]