Sonning Common
| Sonning Common | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | READING | |
| Postcode district | RG4 | |
| Dialling code | 0118 | |
| Police | Thames Valley | |
| Fire | Oxfordshire | |
| Ambulance | South Central | |
| UK Parliament | ||
| Website | Sonning Common Parish | |
Sonning Common is a village and
west south-west of Henley-on-Thames and 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Reading
.
History
During the
inn (latterly called "The King Charles Head") near Cane End, approximately one mile west of Sonning Common.[3][4]
His route between these places would have brought him close to the present-day village.
The site of the village has been called "Sonning Common" since at least the 1640s, long before any fixed settlement existed. The name is literal, at the time gradually losing its earlier status of
Sonning Parish. Both places have intermittently been spelt 'Sunning' as seen on maps such as that of the A4 road from 1786, indicating contemporary pronunciation was as in the other three ancient parishes named after Sunna (Saxon chief) — the letter combination 'un' was avoided in Middle English as a result of Norman handwriting.[2]
Amenities
Serving as a meeting place to explore by footpaths the
Public houses
:
Churches
Churches are
Roman Catholic),[13] and Sonning Common Free Church
.
Education
Sonning Common has a primary school,special school serving the wider area.
Performing arts
The village has an amateur dramatic group, The Chiltern Players.[n 1]
Demography
| Output area | Population | Homes | % Owned outright | % Owned with a loan | % Socially rented | % Privately rented | km² | km² Greenspace[n 2] | km² gardens | km² road and rail[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonning Common (civil parish) | 3784 | 1547 | 45.4% | 34.5% | 12.8% | 5.7% | 3.66 | 2.46 | 0.74 | 0.17 |
The greenspace is mainly beech woodland with clearings and fields straddled by many paths. The Sonning Common Magazine is a not-for-profit community digital and delivered magazine to 1,850 addresses in the village every other month.[16]
Nearest places
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Notes and references
- Notes
- References
- ^ a b Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005
- ^ a b "Civil War". Sonning Common Parish. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Village's part in civil war". Henley Standard. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
- ^ The pub is at Collins End, between Cane End and Goring Heath. By 2008 it was closed and up for sale. geograph.org.uk. Accessed 28 August 2009.
- ^ "Sonning Common Health Centre". Sonning Common Health Centre. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Sonning Common Magazine June July 2013" (PDF). 1 June 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Tandoori Connoisseur restaurant". Tandooriconnoisseur.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ Brambles Floristry
- ^ "Wood Lane Dentistry". Wood Lane Dentistry. 8 September 1969. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ Bird In Hand Archived 8 October 2013 at archive.today
- ^ The Butchers Arms Archived 29 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A Church Near You. "Christ the King, Sonning Common". A Church Near You. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "St Michael's Catholic Church". Saintmichaelsonningcommon.org.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ Sonning Common Primary School
- ^ "Chiltern Edge Secondary School". Chilternedge.oxon.sch.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Sonning Common Magazine". Sonning Common Magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
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