- Rotherfield Peppard
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Rotherfield Peppard
latitude= 51.527906
longitude= -0.95677
population=
shire_district=South Oxfordshire
shire_county =Oxfordshire
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Henley
post_town= HENLEY-ON-THAMES
postcode_district=RG9
postcode_area=RG
dial_code= 01491
static_
static_image_caption= All Saints' Church Rotherfield Peppard
os_grid_reference= SU710815
london_distance=Rotherfield Peppard (locally often simply Peppard) is a
village ,civil parish in the English county ofOxfordshire . It is situated between Reading andHenley-on-Thames .Rotherfield derives from the Anglo-Saxon "redrefeld" meaning 'cattle lands'. Within the parish is the open land of Peppard Common, once used for grazing and small timber. There is a neighbouring village,
Rotherfield Greys , which bears a similar name.The
Church of England parish church [ [http://www.allsaintspeppard.org.uk/ All Saints' Church Rotherfield Peppard] ] of All Saints is part of the unitedbenefice of Rotherfield Peppard,Kidmore End andSonning Common . The church is well-appointed thanks to generous bequests and gifts from parishioners. There is also achurch school .The village has been used, thrice, as settings in the TV show
Midsomer Murders [Midsomer Murders Locations [http://www.geocities.com/televisioncity/satellite/9476/locationsx.htm] Retrieved onMarch 6 ,2007 ] , and also for many of the scenes (including the eponymous house) in the Merchant-Ivory production ofHoward's End [IMDB [http://imdb.com/title/tt0104454/locations Filming locations for Howards End (1992)] . Retrieved onMarch 6 ,2007 .]References
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