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Rotherfield Greys

Village in Oxfordshire, England

Summary

Village in Oxfordshire, England

Field	Value
official_name	Rotherfield Greys
static_image_name	Rotherfield Greys.JPG
static_image_caption	St Nicholas' parish church
coordinates
os_grid_reference	SU725825
label_position	left
area_total_km2	7.73
population	350
population_ref	(2011 census)
civil_parish	Rotherfield Greys
shire_district	South Oxfordshire
shire_county	Oxfordshire
region	South East England
country	England
post_town	Henley-on-Thames
postcode_district	RG9
postcode_area	RG
dial_code	01491
constituency_westminster	Henley and Thame

Rotherfield Greys is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire. It is 2 mi west of Henley-on-Thames and just over 1 mi east of Rotherfield Peppard (locally known as Peppard). It is linked by a near-straight minor road to Henley.

History

The Domesday Book of 1086 mentions Rotherfield Greys under the ownership of the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye, and in a period when the county was administered in hundreds, in Binfield Hundred. Rotherfield derives from the Old English redrefeld meaning "cattle lands". Around 1347, a castle was built at Rotherfield Greys; it is now in ruins. The parish church includes the 16th-century Knollys Chapel, which houses an ornate tomb of the Knollys family. This includes effigies of Sir Francis Knollys and his wife, who was lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I.

Amenities

The Church of England parish church of Saint Nicholas is Norman and was restored in 1865. The village has a public house, The Maltsters Arms, which is owned by W.H. Brakspear & Sons. The current landlord is Gary Clarke. French-trained Chef & front man of The Cureheads.

Architecture

In the parish is Greys Court, whose predecessor was the manor house of the Grey family. It is owned and maintained by the National Trust and its Dower House is likewise in the top category of Grade I listed building. As to other buildings, ruins, and monuments, 31 are listed in the parish for historic or architectural merit, most in the Grade II starting category.

Gallery

File:Rotherfield Greys, Maltsters Arms.JPG|The Maltsters Arms File:Tower and ruined wall, Grey's Court.jpg|Ruins of Rotherfield Greys Castle

References

Sources

References

"Area: Rotherfield Greys CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts". [[Office for National Statistics]].
[https://opendomesday.org/place/SU7282/rotherfield-greys/ Open Domesday Online: Rotherfield Greys]
[http://www.chord.demon.co.uk/greys/ St. Nicholas' Church, Rotherfield Greys]
[https://www.maltsters.co.uk/ The Maltsters Arms]
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