Radley
Sign in to saveRadley is a village and civil parish about northeast of the centre of Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The parish includes the hamlet of Lower Radley on the River Thames. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The village is home to Radley College, a famous boarding independent school for boys from the age of thirteen to eighteen that consists of 690 pupils.
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Place details
- Locality
- Vale of White Horse
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,979
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Radley
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU5299
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.static_image_name
- Radley StJames SE 01.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St James the Great parish church
- UK place.population
- 2774
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001 census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Radley
- UK place.shire_district
- Vale of White Horse
- UK place.shire_county
- Oxfordshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Vale of White Horse
- Population
- +2835
- Body of water
- River Thames
- Shares border with
- Sandford-on-Thames
- Official website
- www.radleyvillage.org.uk
- Image
- Radley StJames SE 01.JPG
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- Q212038
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Parish church
- Radley Hall
- Wick Hall
- Railway
- Radley Lake
- Amenities
- History society
- Notable residents
- References
- Sources and further reading
- External links
Radley is a village and civil parish about northeast of the centre of Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The parish includes the hamlet of Lower Radley on the River Thames. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The village is home to Radley College, a famous boarding independent school for boys from the age of thirteen to eighteen that consists of 690 pupils.
==Parish church== The Church of England parish church of Saint James the Great was built in about 1290. The church is built of stone, but unusually its roof is supported by wooden pillars installed by a medieval Abbot of Abingdon, who was told in a vision to "seek [them] in the forest". The present south aisle dates from the 14th century but the chancel, nave and bell tower were rebuilt in the 15th century. The windows contain Royal heraldic stained glass from the latter part of the 15th century and from the Tudor period. In the tower is a stained-glass portrait believed to represent King Henry VII.