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Sonning (traditional: / ˈ s ʌ n ɪ ŋ /; modern: / ˈ s ɒ n ɪ ŋ /) is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England, on the River Thames, east of Reading. The village was described by Jerome K. Jerome in his book Three Men in a Boat as "the most fairy-like little nook on the whole river".
- 1,445 (2001), 1,631 (2011 Census)
- Wokingham
St Andrew's Church is Church of England parish church in a central position in the village of Sonning, close to the River Thames, in the English county of Berkshire. [2] It is notable for its fine array of church monuments and for being the successor of an Anglo-Saxon Cathedral.
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Sonning Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames at Sonning, Berkshire. It links Sonning with Sonning Eye ( Oxfordshire) and crosses the Thames on the reach above Shiplake Lock, just short of Sonning Lock. It is a brick arch bridge completed in 1775, to replace an earlier wooden bridge.
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- 1775
- 14 feet 2 inches (4.32 m)
- River Thames
A History of Sonning. Sonning village in Berkshire is situated next to the River Thames three miles north-east of Reading. Its famous lock, built in the 18th Century, is 40.5 miles from...
Sonning, occasionally called Sonning-on-Thames is a village in Berkshire, sitting on the banks of the River Thames a few miles east of Reading. The village was described by Jerome K Jerome in his book Three Men in a Boat as "the most fairy-like little nook on the whole river". Contents. 1 Geography. 2 History. 3 Events. 4 Sport and leisure.
Sonning is a village located in Berkshire, England. It is primarily known for the following: The Mill at Sonning: The Mill at Sonning is a historic theater located on the banks of the River Thames. It is renowned for its unique setting within a converted 18th-century watermill.
Sonning was the capital of Sunningum, an administrative province in the late 7th century. Sonning's importance is shown by the fact that it was chosen as the site for an Anglo-Saxon minster from where priests would travel out into the surrounding countryside to preach to the locals.
