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Coordinates: 51°35′20″N 1°25′37″W / 51.589°N 1.427°W / 51.589; -1.427
Wantage (/ˈwɒntɪdʒ/) is a market town and civil parish in the Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. The town is on Letcombe Brook, about 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Abingdon, a similar distance west of Didcot and 14 miles (23 km) south-west of Oxford.
Historically part of Berkshire, it is notable as the birthplace of King Alfred the Great in 849. In 1974 Berkshire County Council was abolished, and Wantage became part of a considerably enlarged Oxfordshire.
Wantage was a small Roman settlement but the origin of the toponym is somewhat uncertain. It is generally thought to be from an Old English phrase meaning "decreasing river". King Alfred the Great was born at the royal palace there in the 9th century Wantage appears in the Domesday Book of 1086. Its value was £61 and it was in the king's ownership until Richard I passed it to the Earl of Albemarle in 1190. Weekly trading rights were first granted to the town by Henry III in 1246 Markets are now held twice weekly on Wednesdays and SaturdaysRoyalist troops were stationed in Wantage during the English Civil War.
Discover Wantage’s wonderful restaurants, cafés, sandwich bars, pubs and bars. Pubs & Bars – part 1 of 2: The Swan, Market Place, Wantage The Bell, Main Street, Grove The Shoulder of Mutton, Wallingford Street, Wantage Abingdon Arms, Grove Street, Wantage The Kings Arms, Wallingford Street, Wantage Visit the other restaurants, cafés, sandwich bars, pubs and bars in Wantage: Eating Out – part 1 of 2 - https://youtu.be/ACTv34_iawI Eating Out – part 2 of 2 - https://youtu.be/Lsj6jplLkdM Café & Sandwich Bars – part 1 of 2 - https://youtu.be/FUnR4LGxf88 Café & Sandwich Bars – part 2 of 2 - https://youtu.be/ePnJ_brKp9w Pubs with Grub - https://youtu.be/uiLtLTz5sIk Pubs & Bars - part 1 of 2 - https://youtu.be/2MZJguPv_XI Pubs & Bars - part 2 of 2 - https://youtu.be/epP0XBgFsc8 ...
Wantage, Oxfordshire, UK a retrospective video about the town where I lived when first married.
Wantage Tales is a launch documentary of Wantage Tales Arts project collecting stories of people of Wantage (Oxfordshire, UK) and mapping out the past, present and future of our town. Check out @wantagetales for more history and @presleysylwia for more about the artist.
a Visit to The Tower of London then on to The Mall for a Royal procession with Queen Elizabeth the Second then a visit to The Village of Wantage in Oxfordshire and then on the The Puddleby Trout Tavern in Lower Wolvercote Oxfordshire
Motorcycle accident. I hate tailgating, this shows perfectly why you should always leave enough room between you and the car in front, you never know what's around the corner! The biker was ok, shook up, broken wrist and grazing. When the ambulance turned up we left them to it.
Filmed By James Hughes www.herefordfc.co.uk
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When it comes to Android apps in China, life is not easy. It's nowhere as easy as it is on iOS. There are lots of different Android markets in China. I've done a little bit in this area, but I'm no expert. Today, I tell you of my Android experiences in China. Also, today I posted my first video on Youku. I'm a bit nervous in it, but here it is: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjUwNTgzMzIzNg It's my first video, so I'm not quite there yet :-) Are you a fan of the Overpass company? You can leave us a review on Google at https://goo.gl/maps/XwEdcBgPLR62 About Overpass: Overpass is a mobile app development company based in the UK that actually makes money from its own apps as well as creating money-making apps for clients. We have our ideas and build them. We can build your ideas to...
As part of the National Rotarian in Great Britain and Ireland's Young Citizen's award the Sweatbox union got a tour of the BBC studios and the houses of Parliament.
Country Estates and their owners come and go, but Trelowarren can point to 1,000 years of recorded history, the last 600 years in the hands of the Vyvyan family. For Sir Ferrers Vyvyan, it remains a work in progress. The estate includes a 1,000 acres of pasture and woodland leading down to the Helford River. Rococo gardens designed by Dionysus Williams (under restoration), the Halliggye Fogou, a mysterious neolithic chamber; and back at the stable yard the New Yard Restaurant, the Cornwall Crafts Association main gallery, the tennis court and a swimming pool. Unravel Travel TV and Reporter Julianne Money flew from Dublin with Aer Lingus Regional to Newquay Cornwall Airport http://www.newquaycornwallairport.com Julianne Money. Reporter www.juliannemooney.com Unravel Travel TV on You Tube...
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Chalk Streams of the Chilterns is a new thirty-minute documentary produced in the summer of 2015. It focuses on the chalk stream, a rare habitat, of which the majority are located in the UK. In particular, chalk streams of the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Beauty, in southern England, are examined. The film explores some of the aspects of chalk streams that makes them special, including the habitats they support, the aquatic biology in action, industry on the rivers and current threats which are being addressed. This film was produced by Matthew Plato as a component of a Master's degree in Biological Photography and Imaging, from the University of Nottingham, UK.
Find the best deal for The Crab at Chieveley Hotel Newbury : http://bit.ly/1qPPTsH The Crab at Chieveley Hotel Newbury is a Newbury accommodation located near central Newbury in England. This location is less than five kilometers from the city center. The Crab at Chieveley Hotel Newbury is located on Wantage Road in Newbury, England, United Kingdom. It is a short distance away from the London Heathrow Airport. Rooms at the Crab at Chieveley Hotel Newbury contain luxurious features, appropriate for this hotel�s class. Guests can expect standard comforts like TV (of the Bang and Olufsen variety), private tubs and showers and a daily newspaper. All rooms are non-smoking. There are 14 rooms in all and each one is uniquely designed. Rooms offer authentic and high quality fabrics as well...
BR Standard Class 7, 70013 Oliver Cromwell hauled The Cotswold Venturer on a round trip from London to Worcester via Evesham and Stroud. She is seen climbing to Sapperton Tunnel, at Bourton east of Swindon, and accelerating away from a water stop past the site of Wantage Road station. This is an excerpt from Steam Age Pictures Vol. 59, "Mainline 2012 - BR Locomotives", which also features 70000 Britannia and 71000 Duke Of Gloucester. Full details from http://www.steamage.co.uk/wp1/