Wallingford
Wallingford is a historical market community and civil parish situated to the south of Oxford on the River Thames in England. Historically located in the area of Berkshire, it was transferred to Oxfordshire for the objectives of management in 1974. Wallingford is located 12 miles (19 kilometres) north of Reading, 13 miles (21 kilometres) south of Oxford as well as 11 miles (18 kilometres) north west of Henley-on-Thames. The community's population was 11,600 in the 2011 census. The community has played an essential duty in English history starting with the abandonment of Stigand to William the Conqueror in 1066, which brought about his taking the throne and the creation of Wallingford Castle. The castle as well as the town appreciated imperial standing and also thrived for much of the Middle Ages. The Treaty of Wallingford, which finished a civil war called The Anarchy in between King Stephen and Empress Matilda, was signed there. The town then got in a period of decline after the arrival of the Black Death and also befalling of favour with the Tudor monarchs before being contacted once more during the English Civil War. Wallingford held out as the last continuing to be Royalist stronghold in Berkshire before giving up after a 16-week siege. Fearing that Wallingford Castle could be used in a future uprising, Oliver Cromwell bought its destruction. Since then Wallingford has ended up being a market community and also centre of local business. At the centre of the community is a large competitive market square with the war memorial and also 17th century arcaded city center to the south, the Corn Exchange theatre to the eastern and also countless shops around the sides. Off the square there are alleyways as well as streets with even more stores and a number of historical inns. Although it was a small town, Wallingford as soon as had 14 churches; now, there are 3 ancient churches within the Parish of St Mary-le-More and also St Leonard, a modern Roman Catholic church, a Quaker Meeting House dating from 1724 as well as Baptist, Methodist and area churches.
