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Thame, Oxfordshire

Thame
Thame Town Hall.jpg
Thame Town Hall,
designed H.J. Tollit and built in 1888
Thame is located in Oxfordshire
Thame
Thame
Thame shown within Oxfordshire
Area 12.67 km2 (4.89 sq mi)
Population 11,561 (parish, with Moreton) (2011 Census)
• Density 912/km2 (2,360/sq mi)
OS grid reference SP710060
• London 46.5 miles (75 km)
Civil parish
  • Thame
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Thame
Postcode district OX9
Dialling code 01844
Police Thames Valley
Fire Oxfordshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament
Website Thame Town Council
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°45′N 0°58′W / 51.75°N 0.97°W / 51.75; -0.97Coordinates: 51°45′N 0°58′W / 51.75°N 0.97°W / 51.75; -0.97

Thame /tm/ is a market town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about 9 miles (14 km) east of the city of Oxford and 7 miles (11 km) southwest of the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury. It derives its toponym from the River Thame which flows along the north side of the town. The parish includes the hamlet of Moreton 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.

Thame Abbey was founded in 1138 for the Cistercian Order: the abbey church was consecrated in 1145. In the 16th century Dissolution of the Monasteries the abbey was suppressed and the church demolished. Thame Park (the house) was built on the site, incorporating parts of the abbey including the early-16th-century abbot's house. Its interior is one of the earliest examples of the Italian Renaissance in England. A Georgian west wing was added in the 18th century. In about 1840 parts of the foundations of the abbey church were excavated: it was 77 yards (70 m) long and 23 yards (21 m) wide, with a Lady Chapel extending a further 15 yards (14 m) at the east end.


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