Shiplake

Shiplake

Shiplake (and Lower Shiplake) is a village in Oxfordshire, England on the River Thames, near Henley-on-Thames and opposite the village of Wargrave.

An annual event, the Wargrave & Shiplake Regatta is a light-hearted alternative to the famous Henley Royal Regatta.

Shiplake College is a local boarding school.

Location

Position: gbmapping|SU765784

Nearby towns and cities: Henley, Reading

Nearby villages: Binfield Heath, Sonning, Sonning Eye, Wargrave

Notable residents

*On 15 August 1731, Henry Constantine Jennings was baptised in the church, his father Thomas being the owner of the estate.
*In 1850, the poet Tennyson married in the church.
*George Orwell (1903–1950) who went on to write "Animal Farm" and "Nineteen Eighty-Four", lived in Shiplake and Henley.
*Singer Vince Hill, O2 CEO Peter Erskine and Swiss-born financier Urs Schwarzenbach live on Bolney Road, Lower Shiplake.
*Gary Moore used to live in Shiplake.
* Ian Paice, drummer of rock band Deep Purple, lives in Shiplake.
* Barriemore Barlow, ex drummer of Jethro Tull lives in Shiplake

Etymology

There are various theories regarding the origination of the name 'Shiplake', but the most common involves Sheep and a Lake.

Literary references

Jerome K. Jerome (1895–1927) mentions Shiplake in his book "Three Men in a Boat".

ee also

* Shiplake Lock
* Shiplake Railway Bridge
* Shiplake railway station
* Baron Phillimore of Shiplake, a local landowning family

External links

* [http://www.shiplake.net/ Lower Shiplake, Oxfordshire]
* [http://www.shiplakehall.com/ Shiplake Memorial Hall]
* [http://www.bowlsshiplake.com/ Shiplake Village Bowling Club]
* [http://www.shiplake.org.uk/ Shiplake College]
* [http://www.shaddo.org.uk/ SHADDO - Shiplake & Dunsden Dramatic Organisation]


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