Shiplake Court
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Shiplake Court was a historic manor house near Henley-on-Thames
in Oxfordshire
, England. In the sixteenth century, it was the residence of Edmund Plowden
. In 1897, it had its own electricity generating plant, managed by Stuart Turner. The independent school, Shiplake College
, is now on the manor house's grounds.
Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from Reading, 10 miles upstream and west from Maidenhead...
in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, England. In the sixteenth century, it was the residence of Edmund Plowden
Edmund Plowden
Sir Edmund Plowden was a distinguished English lawyer, legal scholar and theorist during the late Tudor period.-Life:...
. In 1897, it had its own electricity generating plant, managed by Stuart Turner. The independent school, Shiplake College
Shiplake College
Shiplake College is an independent school in Shiplake, by the River Thames just outside Henley-on-Thames, England. The school, with just over 350 pupils, admits day boys from 11-18 and boarding boys from 13-18. Day and boarding girls join the College in the Sixth Form.The College offers small class...
, is now on the manor house's grounds.