Thame
Sign in to saveThame is a market town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. It is located about east of the city of Oxford, south-west of Aylesbury and north-west of London. It derives its name from the River Thame, which flows along the north side of the town and forms part of the county border with Buckinghamshire. The parish includes the hamlet of Moreton, just south of the town. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 11,561. Thame was founded in the Anglo-Saxon era and was in the kingdom of Wessex.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Thame
- UK place.static_image_name
- Thame Town Hall.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Thame Town Hall
- UK place.static_image_2
- Thame town flag.svg
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- Flag
- UK place.static_image_2_width
- 150
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP710060
- UK place.label_position
- bottom
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 12.67
- UK place.population
- 13,273
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Thame
- UK place.shire_district
- South Oxfordshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Oxfordshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
- THAME
- UK place.postcode_district
- OX9
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- History
- Abbey, parish church and prebendal
- Social and economic history
- Administrative history
- Governance
- Economy
- Education
- Transport
- Media
- Sport
- In popular culture
- Notable residents
- Freedom of the Town
- Military units
- Twinning
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Thame is a market town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. It is located about east of the city of Oxford, south-west of Aylesbury and north-west of London. It derives its name from the River Thame, which flows along the north side of the town and forms part of the county border with Buckinghamshire. The parish includes the hamlet of Moreton, just south of the town. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 11,561. Thame was founded in the Anglo-Saxon era and was in the kingdom of Wessex.
==History== ===Abbey, parish church and prebendal=== thumb|left|St Mary the Virgin parish church