Henley on Thames

Henley on Thamesis a city and civil parish at the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, 14 km northeast of Reading, 11 km west of Maidenhead and 37 km southeast of Oxford, close to the tripoint of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. The city's railway station is the terminus of the Henley Branch Line from Twyford. There are direct trains into London Paddington at some point of peak hours. At different instances one have to trade trains at Twyford.

There are explicit mainline rail services from Reading or 10 km away to Paddington. Trains from High Wycombe 20 km away visit London Marylebone. The M4 motorway junction and the M40 motorway junction 4 are both approximately 12 km away. The bus provider across the town is operated by Whites Coaches as routes 151 different routes are supplied by way of Arriva Shires & Essex, Thames Travel and Courtney Coaches.

Henry VIII granted the usage of the titles "mayor" and "burgess", and the town become incorporated in 1568 in the name of the warden, portreeves, burgesses and commonalty. The unique charter changed into issued with the aid of Elizabeth I however replaced by means of one from George I in 1722. Henley suffered on the palms of each events within the Civil War. Later, William III rested here on his march to London in 1688, on the nearby lately rebuilt Fawley Court, and obtained a deputation from the Lords.