Rotherfield Peppard
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  Rotherfield Peppard shown within Oxfordshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| District | South Oxfordshire |
| Shire county | Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent 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 |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Henley |
| List of places: UK • England • Oxfordshire | |
Rotherfield Peppard (locally often simply Peppard) is a village, civil parish in the English county of Oxfordshire. It is situated between Reading and Henley-on-Thames.
Rotherfield derives from the Anglo-Saxon redrefeld meaning 'cattle lands'. Within the parish is the open land of Peppard Common, once used for grazing and small timber. There is a neighbouring village, Rotherfield Greys, which bears a similar name.
The Church of England parish church [1] of All Saints is part of the united benefice of Rotherfield Peppard, Kidmore End and Sonning Common. The church is well-appointed thanks to generous bequests and gifts from parishioners. There is also a church school.
The village has been used, twice, as settings in the TV show Midsomer Murders [2], and also for many of the scenes (including the eponymous house) in the Merchant-Ivory production of Howard's End [3]
[edit] References
- ^ All Saints' Church Rotherfield Peppard
- ^ Midsomer Murders Locations [1] Retrieved on March 6, 2007
- ^ IMDB Filming locations for Howards End (1992). Retrieved on March 6, 2007.
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