Wallingford
Wallingford is a historical market community as well as civil parish located to the south of Oxford on the River Thames in England. Historically located in the county of Berkshire, it was transferred to Oxfordshire for the functions of administration in 1974. Wallingford is located 12 miles (19 km) north of Reading, 13 miles (21 km) south of Oxford and 11 miles (18 km) north west of Henley-on-Thames. The community's population was 11,600 in the 2011 census. The town has actually played an essential function in English history starting with the abandonment of Stigand to William the Conqueror in 1066, which brought about his taking the throne and also the development of Wallingford Castle. The castle as well as the community enjoyed royal status and grew for much of the Middle Ages. The Treaty of Wallingford, which ended a civil war known as The Anarchy between King Stephen as well as Empress Matilda, was signed there. The town then got in a duration of decrease after the arrival of the Black Death as well as falling out of favour with the Tudor monarchs prior to being called on once more throughout the English Civil War. Wallingford held up as the last remaining Royalist stronghold in Berkshire prior to giving up after a 16-week siege. Fearing that Wallingford Castle could be made use of in a future uprising, Oliver Cromwell bought its damage. Ever since Wallingford has become a market town and also centre of regional business. At the centre of the community is a huge open market square with the battle memorial and also 17th century arcaded town hall to the south, the Corn Exchange theatre to the east as well as numerous look around the edges. Off the square there are alleyways and roads with more stores and a variety of historic inns. Although it was a village, Wallingford when had 14 churches; currently, there are 3 ancient churches within the Parish of St Mary-le-More as well as St Leonard, a contemporary Roman Catholic church, a Quaker Meeting House dating from 1724 and also Baptist, Methodist as well as community churches.
