- Shiplake
Shiplake (and Lower Shiplake) is a village in
Oxfordshire ,England on theRiver Thames , nearHenley-on-Thames and opposite the village ofWargrave .An annual event, the
Wargrave & Shiplake Regatta is a light-hearted alternative to the famousHenley Royal Regatta .Shiplake College is a localboarding 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 poetTennyson married in the church.
*George Orwell (1903–1950) who went on to write "Animal Farm " and "Nineteen Eighty-Four ", lived in Shiplake and Henley.
*SingerVince Hill , O2 CEO Peter Erskine and Swiss-born financierUrs Schwarzenbach live on Bolney Road, Lower Shiplake.
*Gary Moore used to live in Shiplake.
*Ian Paice , drummer of rock bandDeep Purple , lives in Shiplake.
*Barriemore Barlow , ex drummer ofJethro Tull lives in ShiplakeEtymology
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 familyExternal 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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