Rotherfield Peppard
Rotherfield Peppard
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 All Saints' parish church |
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 Rotherfield Peppard
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| Rotherfield Peppard shown within Oxfordshire | |
| Area | 7.73 km2 (2.98 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,649 (2011 Census) |
| • Density | 213/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU710815 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Henley-on-Thames |
| Postcode district | RG9 |
| Dialling code | 01491 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Rotherfield Peppard Parish Council |
Rotherfield Peppard (often referred to simply as Peppard by locals) is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire. It is centred 3 miles (5 km) west of Henley-on-Thames, 4 1⁄2 miles (7 km) north of Reading, Berkshire and 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Rotherfield Greys. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 1,649.
The area includes Peppard Hill, which is 1⁄2 mile (800 m) west of the centre of the village and adjoins Sonning Common. Peppard Common is public woodland and meadow in between in a ravine. The far east of the parish is a golf course and the far west is Kingswood Common which is also wooded common land.
Rotherfield derives from the Old English redrefeld meaning "cattle lands". In the middle of the area is the open-to-the-public land, Peppard Common, once used for grazing and which can be used by parishioners for small timber.
The Church of England parish church of All Saints was Norman, but was almost completely rebuilt in 1874. All Saints' is a Grade II* listed building. The ecclesiastical parish has become part of the united benefice of Rotherfield Peppard, Kidmore End and Sonning Common.
Providence Chapel was founded in 1795. It later became Peppard Congregational Church. It is now Springwater Congregational Church.
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