Nettlebed
Sign in to savethumb|270px|Nettlebed smock mill (postcard, circa 1910) Nettlebed is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire in the Chiltern Hills about north-west of Henley-on-Thames and south-east of Wallingford. The parish includes the hamlet of Crocker End, about east of the village. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 727.
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Place details
- Locality
- South Oxfordshire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Nettlebed
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Nettle bed kiln (small).JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Pottery kiln, possibly 17th-century
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 6.13
- UK place.population
- 727
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU7086
- UK place.label_position
- bottom
- UK place.post_town
- Henley-on-Thames
- UK place.postcode_area
- RG
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- South Oxfordshire
- Population
- +727
- Area
- +6.13
- Shares border with
- Bix and Assendon
- Official website
- www.nettlebed.org
- Image
- Nettle bed kiln (small).JPG
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Archaeology
- History
- Parish church
- Joyce Grove
- Pottery
- Windmill
- Amenities
- Nettlebed Folk Club
- Transport
- Notable residents
- See also
- Gallery
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|270px|Nettlebed smock mill (postcard, circa 1910) Nettlebed is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire in the Chiltern Hills about north-west of Henley-on-Thames and south-east of Wallingford. The parish includes the hamlet of Crocker End, about east of the village. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 727.
==Archaeology== It is claimed that in the 17th century a "Palæolithic floor" was found in Nettlebed Common. Mesolithic flint microliths and cores have been found in the parish.