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Wallingford is a small market town
Market town

Market town or market right is a law term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host Market, distinguishing them from villages and city....
 and civil parish
Civil parish

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 in the upper Thames Valley
Thames Valley

The Thames Valley generally implies the region that drains into the River Thames , from west of Cirencester to London but is used in a more specific term by the government....
 in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire is a county in the South East England region, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire....
, England
England

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.

ingford is on the western side of the River Thames
River Thames

The Thames is a major river flowing through southern England. While best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows through several other towns and cities, including Oxford, Reading, Berkshire and Windsor, Berkshire....
. Across the river is the village of Crowmarsh Gifford
Crowmarsh Gifford

Crowmarsh Gifford is the main village in the civil parish of Crowmarsh in the England county of Oxfordshire. The rest of the parish is taken up by the hamlet of Newnham Murren, which is now merged with the village; the hamlet of Mongewell, and the village of North Stoke, Oxfordshire, a few miles to the south....
. The two are linked by Wallingford Bridge
Wallingford Bridge

Wallingford Bridge is a medieval road bridge over the River Thames in England which connects Wallingford and Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxfordshire . It crosses the Thames on the reach between Cleeve Lock and Benson Lock....
, a 900 ft long mediaeval
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
 stone bridge across the river and the adjacent flood plain.

centre of Wallingford has the feel of a typical old market town, with a large open town square around the war memorial
War memorial

A war memorial is a building, monument, statue or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or to commemorate those who died or were injured in war....
, the 17th century arcaded town hall and the church of St Mary-le-More, and flanked by numerous shops.






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Wallingford is a small market town
Market town

Market town or market right is a law term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host Market, distinguishing them from villages and city....
 and civil parish
Civil parish

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils....
 in the upper Thames Valley
Thames Valley

The Thames Valley generally implies the region that drains into the River Thames , from west of Cirencester to London but is used in a more specific term by the government....
 in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire is a county in the South East England region, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
.

Geography

Wallingford is on the western side of the River Thames
River Thames

The Thames is a major river flowing through southern England. While best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows through several other towns and cities, including Oxford, Reading, Berkshire and Windsor, Berkshire....
. Across the river is the village of Crowmarsh Gifford
Crowmarsh Gifford

Crowmarsh Gifford is the main village in the civil parish of Crowmarsh in the England county of Oxfordshire. The rest of the parish is taken up by the hamlet of Newnham Murren, which is now merged with the village; the hamlet of Mongewell, and the village of North Stoke, Oxfordshire, a few miles to the south....
. The two are linked by Wallingford Bridge
Wallingford Bridge

Wallingford Bridge is a medieval road bridge over the River Thames in England which connects Wallingford and Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxfordshire . It crosses the Thames on the reach between Cleeve Lock and Benson Lock....
, a 900 ft long mediaeval
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
 stone bridge across the river and the adjacent flood plain.

Character and local government

Wallingford
The centre of Wallingford has the feel of a typical old market town, with a large open town square around the war memorial
War memorial

A war memorial is a building, monument, statue or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or to commemorate those who died or were injured in war....
, the 17th century arcaded town hall and the church of St Mary-le-More, and flanked by numerous shops. There are some picturesque alleyways and a number of historic inns. Although only a small town, Wallingford has three ancient churches and a modern Roman Catholic church. It once had 14 churches. Amenities include the Wallingford Museum
Wallingford Museum

Wallingford Museum is a small museum with collections of local interest, housed in a 17th century town house in Wallingford in the England county of Oxfordshire ....
, the theatre, the Cholsey and Wallingford steam railway
Cholsey and Wallingford Railway

The Cholsey and Wallingford Railway is a 2.5 mile long standard gauge heritage railway in the England county of Oxfordshire. It operates along most of the length of the former Wallingford branch of the Great Western Railway , from Cholsey railway station, 12 miles north of Reading, Berkshire on the Great Western Main Line, to a station...
, public park
Park

A park is a Environmental protection, in its natural or semi-natural state or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment....
s (one with a castle
Castle

A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. The term has a history of scholarly debate surrounding its exact meaning, but it is usually regarded as being distinct from the general terms fort or fortress in that it describes a residence of a monarch or noble and commands a specific defensive territor...
 ruin), a festival, and the annual BunkFest
BunkFest

BunkFest, a small but growing end-of?summer folk music music festival, takes place in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK and combines a broad range of folk music, Morris dance displays, a beer festival and the local steam railway....
 folk festival. In recent years, the town has been used as a location for filming, including Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders is a United Kingdom Television program drama that has aired on ITV since 1997. A detective drama, it focuses on the main character of Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, played by John Nettles, and his efforts to solve the various crimes that take place in the List of fictional counties of Midsomer ....
. Wallingford is run by a town council consisting of 16 councillors. It is part of the South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire

South Oxfordshire is a Non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England. Its council is based in Crowmarsh Gifford, just outside Wallingford....
 district. The current mayor is Alec Hayton.

History

Wallingford grew up around an important crossing point of the River Thames
River Thames

The Thames is a major river flowing through southern England. While best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows through several other towns and cities, including Oxford, Reading, Berkshire and Windsor, Berkshire....
. The place has been fortified since at least Saxon times
History of Anglo-Saxon England

The history of Anglo-Saxon England covers the history of early medieval England from the end of Roman Britain and the establishment of Anglo-Saxons kingdoms in the fifth century until the Norman Conquest of England in 1066....
, when it was an important fortified borough of Wessex
Wessex

West Saxon redirects here. For other meanings of Wessex or West Saxon see Wessex .Wessex , from the Old English Westseaxe , was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the West Saxons, in South West England, from the 6th century, until the emergence of the English state in the 9th century, under the Wessex dynasty....
 with the right to mint
Mint (coin)

A mint is an industrial facility which manufacturing coins for currency.The history of mints correlates closely with the history of coins. One difference is that the history of the mint is normally related in a fashion that more closely ties to the political situation of an era....
 Royal coinage. It was enclosed with substantial earthworks by King Alfred the Great
Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great , also spelled ?lfred, was king of the southern Anglo-Saxons kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred is noted for his defence of the kingdom against the Danish people Vikings, becoming the only English people king to be awarded the epithet "the Great"....
 in the 9th century as part of a network of fortified towns known as burh
Burh

A Burh is an Old English language name for a fortified town or other defended site, such as a hill fort. The boundaries of ancient burhs can often still be traced to modern urban borough limits....
s to protect Wessex
Wessex

West Saxon redirects here. For other meanings of Wessex or West Saxon see Wessex .Wessex , from the Old English Westseaxe , was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the West Saxons, in South West England, from the 6th century, until the emergence of the English state in the 9th century, under the Wessex dynasty....
 against the Viking
Viking

A Viking is one of the Norsemen explorers, warriors, merchants, and Piracy who raided and colonized wide areas of Europe from the late eighth to the early eleventh century....
s. These can still be seen around the centre of the town and are probably the best preserved such fortifications in England. Wallingford became the chief town of Berkshire and the seat of the county's Ealdorman
Ealdorman

An ealdorman is the term used for a high-ranking royal official and prior magistrate of an Anglo-Saxons shire from about the ninth century to the time of King Cnut....
. During the Norman conquest of England
Norman conquest of England

The Norman conquest of England began in 1066 AD with the invasion of the Kingdom of England by the troops of William I of England, Duke of Normandy , and his victory at the Battle of Hastings....
 in 1066, the Saxon
Anglo-Saxons

Anglo-Saxons is the term usually used to describe the invading tribes in the south and east of Great Britain starting from the early 5th century AD, and their creation of the English nation, lasting until the Norman conquest of England of 1066....
 lord Wigod
Wigod

Wigod was the eleventh century Anglo-Saxons thegn or lord of the English town of Wallingford, and a kinsman of Edward the Confessor.After the Battle of Hastings, during the 1066 Norman Conquest of England invasion of England, William the Conqueror made for London, but was repulsed at the River Thames....
 allowed William the Conqueror's invading armies to cross the Thames unopposed from west to east in order that his army might march on Berkhamsted
Berkhamsted

Berkhamsted is a historic town which is situated in the west of Hertfordshire, between the towns of Tring and Hemel Hempstead. It is in the administrative district of Dacorum....
, where he received the English surrender before marching on London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
. At that time, the river at Wallingford was the lowest point at which the river could be forded. The town subsequently stood in high favour with the Normans
Normans

The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. They descended from Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of mostly Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock....
. The Domesday Book
Domesday Book

The Domesday Book is the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William I of England, or William the Conqueror....
 of 1085 lists Wallingford as one of only 18 towns in the kingdom with a population of over 2,000 people.

See main article: Wallingford Castle
Wallingford Castle

The remains of Wallingford Castle, once an important royal castle and defensive stronghold, are situated in Wallingford in the England county of Oxfordshire , adjacent to the River Thames....
.
Wallingford Castle
Wallingford Castle

The remains of Wallingford Castle, once an important royal castle and defensive stronghold, are situated in Wallingford in the England county of Oxfordshire , adjacent to the River Thames....
 was built soon afterwards and became a key strategic centre for the Empress Matilda
Empress Matilda

Empress Matilda, also known as Matilda of England or Maude was the daughter and heir of King Henry I of England. Matilda and her younger brother, William Adelin, were the only legitimate children of King Henry....
's party during the civil war
The Anarchy

The Anarchy or The Nineteen Year Winter refers to a period of history of England during the reign of the Normans King, Stephen of England, which was characterised by civil war and unsettled government....
 that began after her father Henry I's
Henry I of England

Henry I was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror. He succeeded his elder brother William II of England as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106....
 death. The place was besieged a number of times and the Treaty of Wallingford
Treaty of Wallingford

The Treaty of Wallingford of 1153, aka Treaty of Winchester or as the Treaty of Westminster, was an agreement that effectively ended the civil war caused by a dispute between Empress Matilda and her cousin Stephen of England over the English crown....
 ending the conflict was concluded there in November 1153. The town was granted a Royal Charter
Royal Charter

A royal charter is a charter granted by a Monarch to create institutions or other forms of incorporated bodies . In the United Kingdom legal tradition a royal charter is in the form of letters patent....
 in 1155 by the new king, Henry II
Henry II of England

Henry II, called Curtmantle ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France....
, being the second town in England to receive one. The castle was a regular royal residence until the Black Death
Black Death

The Black Death, was one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, widely thought to have been caused by a bacterium named Yersinia pestis , but recently attributed by some factors to other diseases....
 hit the town badly in 1349. The castle declined subsequently, much stone being removed to renovate Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Berkshire in the England county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited castle in the world and, dating back to the time of William I of England, is the oldest in continuous occupation....
, but it became a Royalist
Cavalier

Cavalier was the name used by Roundheads for a Royalist supporter of Charles I of England during the English Civil War . Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander of much of Charles I's cavalry, is often considered an archetypical Cavalier....
 stronghold during the English Civil War
English Civil War

The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Roundhead and Cavalier. The First English Civil War and Second English Civil War civil wars pitted the supporters of Charles I of England against the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the Third English Civil War saw fighting between supporters...
. It was the last holdout of the Royalists in Berkshire, and the castle withstood a 65-day siege. Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell was an English people Military history of the United Kingdom and Politics of England leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and for his later role as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
 subsequently ordered the destruction of what was left of the castle and little now remains. Some of the castle rubble was used to construct a tower for the church of St Mary-le-More.

Wallingford flourished as a trading centre throughout most of the Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
, and Wallingford Priory
Wallingford Priory

Wallingford Priory was a Benedictine priory dedicated to the Holy Trinity in Wallingford in the England county of Berkshire .Nothing remains of Holy Trinity Priory, which is believed to have stood on the site of the Bullcroft recreation ground off the High Street....
 produced two of the greatest minds of the age, the mathematician Richard of Wallingford
Richard of Wallingford

Richard of Wallingford was an English people mathematician who made major contributions to astronomy/astrology and horology while serving as abbot of St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire....
 and the chronicler John of Wallingford
John of Wallingford

John of Wallingford, also known as John de Cella, was Abbot of St Albans Abbey in the England county of Hertfordshire from 1195 to his death in 1214....
. After the opening of Abingdon Bridge
Abingdon Bridge

Abingdon Bridge consists of a pair of bridges across the River Thames at the town of Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England. It carries the A415 road from Abingdon to Dorchester, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire – and crosses the Thames on the reach above Culham Lock, just below Abingdon Lock....
 in 1416 the town went into economic decline. This was only revived in the 18th century when the legal writer and Wallingford resident, William Blackstone
William Blackstone

Sir William Blackstone was an England jurist and professor who produced the historical and analytic treatise on the common law called Commentaries on the Laws of England, first published in four volumes over 1765–1769....
, established two turnpike roads through the town. The brewing industry was important with two breweries
Brewery

A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made in the home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
 and 17 malt
Malt

Malting is a process applied to cereal grains, in which the grains are made to germinate by soaking in water and are then quickly halted from germinating further by drying/heating with hot air....
ings in the town. This link was ended with the demolition of Paul's Malt in 2001.

Transport


Train

Wallingford was connected to the railway network at Cholsey
Cholsey

Cholsey is a large village and civil parish, two miles from Wallingford, in the district of South Oxfordshire in the England county of Oxfordshire ....
 in 1866 by the Wallingford and Watlington Railway. Poor traffic receipts meant that the planned extension to Watlington
Watlington, Oxfordshire

Watlington is a market town and civil parish in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It has just under 3,000 inhabitants. Watlington is located in the Chiltern Hills approximately halfway between Oxford and Reading, Berkshire....
 was never built. The line was sold to the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway was a History of rail transport in Great Britain that linked London with the south west and west of England and most of Wales....
 in 1872, and became known as the Wallingford Bunk. It closed to passengers in 1959 and the last goods traffic ran in 1965. However, part of the line has been preserved as the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway
Cholsey and Wallingford Railway

The Cholsey and Wallingford Railway is a 2.5 mile long standard gauge heritage railway in the England county of Oxfordshire. It operates along most of the length of the former Wallingford branch of the Great Western Railway , from Cholsey railway station, 12 miles north of Reading, Berkshire on the Great Western Main Line, to a station...
 .

Bus

There are frequent buses to Reading
Reading, Berkshire

Reading is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between London and Swindon off the M4 motorway....
 and Oxford
Oxford

Oxford is a City status in the United Kingdom, and the county town of Oxfordshire, in South East England. It has a population of 151,000. The rivers River Cherwell and River Thames run through Oxford and meet south of the city centre....
 by Thames Travel
Thames Travel

Thames Travel is a bus operator based in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, in England. It is the third largest bus company in the county It operates a fleet of around 34 vehicles, and employs 75 staff....
, services X39 and X40. Other local services are provided by Thames Travel and Heyfordian .

Employment

The main employers are primarily on the Hithercroft Trading Estate (established in the 1970s), and include Habitat
Habitat (retailer)

Habitat is a retailer of household furnishings in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, and has franchised outlets in other countries. Founded in 1964 by Terence Conran, it is now part of the IKANO Group....
, , Royal Mail
Royal Mail

Royal Mail is the national mail of the United Kingdom. Royal Mail Holdings plc owns Royal Mail Group Limited, which in turns operates the brands Royal Mail , Parcelforce and General Logistics Systems....
 and Fugro
Fugro

Fugro NV is a Dutch multinational company headquartered in Leidschendam. The current president is K.S. Wester.Fugro provides geotechnical, survey and geoscience services to oil, gas, mining and construction industries....
.

Sport and leisure

A.F.C. Wallingford
A.F.C. Wallingford

AFC Wallingford is an England association Football team currently playing in the North Berks Football League....
 is the local football club. Other sports clubs include rugby club, , , and the .

Schools

There are three primary schools: Fir Tree, St John's and St Nicholas's. Wallingford School
Wallingford School

Wallingford School is a secondary school located in the town of Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England. It was founded by Walter Bigg in 1659 in association with the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors....
 is the secondary school in the area, to the north of the town.

Town Twinning

Wallingford has formal town twinning
Twinning

Twinning may have the following meanings:* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring at a time, or having a tendency to do so;* town twinning;...
 links with:

Luxeuil-les-Bains
Luxeuil-les-Bains

Luxeuil-les-Bains is a town and commune in France of eastern France, in the Haute-Sa?ne d?partement in France....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
;

Bad Wurzach
Bad Wurzach

Bad Wurzach is a town in south-eastern Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. It is part of the Ravensburg . It is situated 25 km northeast of Ravensburg....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
;

and informal links with:

Wallingford
Wallingford, Connecticut

Wallingford is a New England town in New Haven County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. The population was 43,026 at the 2000 United States Census....
, Connecticut
Connecticut

Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
, USA
United States

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;

Wallingford, Washington State
Washington State

Washington State may refer to:* The state of Washington* Washington State University, a land-grant college in that state....
, USA
United States

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.

Famous residents and associated persons

For residents, constables and prisoners at the castle, see Wallingford Castle
Wallingford Castle

The remains of Wallingford Castle, once an important royal castle and defensive stronghold, are situated in Wallingford in the England county of Oxfordshire , adjacent to the River Thames....
.


In the town:
  • Kevin Bailey
    Kevin Bailey (poet)

    Kevin Bailey is a United Kingdom poet and founder of 'HQ Poetry Magazine'. He has had three books published and co-edited an anthology of poetry for the Acorn Book Company in 2000....
    , poet
  • Evelyn Barbirolli
    Evelyn Barbirolli

    Evelyn, Lady Barbirolli Order of the British Empire was an England oboe, and wife of the Conductor Sir John Barbirolli.She was born Evelyn Rothwell, and was known professionally by that name until after she was widowed, when she became known as Evelyn Barbirolli....
    , oboeist
  • William Blackstone
    William Blackstone

    Sir William Blackstone was an England jurist and professor who produced the historical and analytic treatise on the common law called Commentaries on the Laws of England, first published in four volumes over 1765–1769....
    , legal writer
  • Charlie Brooker
    Charlie Brooker

    Charlton Brooker, commonly known as Charlie Brooker, is an England comedian, writer, columnist and broadcaster. His style of humour is savage and profane, with surreal elements and a consistent satire pessimism....
    , comedy writer and presenter
  • John Buckley
    John Buckley (sculptor)

    John Buckley, born in Leeds 1945, is a famous international sculptor whose most important public sculpture is "Untitled 1986", better known as "The Shark House" or the "Headington Shark" in Headington, Oxford....
    , sculptor
  • Agatha Christie
    Agatha Christie

    Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan, Order of the British Empire , commonly known as Agatha Christie, was an English people crime writer of novels, short stories and Play ....
    , mystery writer
  • Gary Elkins
    Gary Elkins

    Gary Elkins was an England Football player; most notable for the unusual statistic of his having started exactly 100 league games for both Fulham F.C....
    , football player
  • Edgar Field
    Edgar Field

    Edgar Field was an England amateur sports#Association football association football who helped Clapham Rovers F.C. win the FA Cup in 1880 FA Cup Final....
    , England
    England national football team

    The English national football team represents England in international Association football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England....
     footballer and winner of the FA Cup
    FA Cup

    The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a Single-elimination tournament cup competition in Football in England, run by and named after The Football Association....
     in 1880
    1880 FA Cup Final

    The 1880 FA Cup Final was contested by Clapham Rovers F.C. and Oxford University A.F.C. at the The Oval. Clapham Rovers won 1–0, the only goal scored by Clopton Lloyd-Jones....
  • Dulcie Gray
    Dulcie Gray

    Dulcie Gray, Order of the British Empire, also known as Dulcie Savage, was born Dulcie Winifred Catherine Bailey in Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya on 20 November 1919, and is a veteran United Kingdom actress of the stage and screen....
    , actress
  • Max Mallowan
    Max Mallowan

    Sir Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan, Order of the British Empire was a prominent United Kingdom archaeologist, specialising in ancient Middle Eastern history, and the second husband of 'Queen of Crime' Agatha Christie....
    , archaeologist
  • James H. McClure
    James H. McClure

    James Howe McClure was a United Kingdom author and journalist best known for his Kramer and Zondi mysteries set in South Africa.James McClure was born and raised in South Africa and educated in Pietermaritzburg, Natal at Scottsville School , Cowan House , and Maritzburg College ....
    , mystery writer
  • Ann Packer
    Ann Packer

    Ann Elizabeth Packer Member of the Order of the British Empire is a former UK Sprint , hurdling and long jump. She won a gold medal in the 800 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo....
    , athlete
  • Moses Roper
    Moses Roper

    Moses Roper was a mulatto slave who wrote one of the major early books about life as a slave in the United States ? Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper from American Slavery....
    , former slave
  • Paul Rotha
    Paul Rotha

    Paul Rotha was a United Kingdom film-maker, film historian and critic. He was educated at Highgate School. He was a close collaborator of John Grierson....
    , documentary film maker
  • Gladys Bronwyn Stern
    Gladys Bronwyn Stern

    Gladys Bronwyn Stern or GB Stern, 1890–1973, born Gladys Bertha Stern in London, England, wrote many novels, short stories, plays, memoirs, biographies and literary criticism....
    , novelist
  • Simon Watson Taylor
    Simon Watson Taylor (surrealist)

    Simon Watson Taylor was an England actor and translator, often associated with the Surrealist artistic movement. He was born in Wallingford, Oxfordshire on 15 May 1923 and died in London on 4 November 2005....
    , actor, translator and surrealist
  • Thomas Tusser
    Thomas Tusser

    Thomas Tusser was an England poet and farmer, best known for his instructional poem Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry, published in 1557, and for the oft-repeated proverb, "A fool and his money are soon parted."...
    , poet
  • John of Wallingford
    John of Wallingford

    John of Wallingford, also known as John de Cella, was Abbot of St Albans Abbey in the England county of Hertfordshire from 1195 to his death in 1214....
    , chronicler
  • Richard of Wallingford
    Richard of Wallingford

    Richard of Wallingford was an English people mathematician who made major contributions to astronomy/astrology and horology while serving as abbot of St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire....
    , mathematician and clockmaker
  • Richard of Wallingford
    Richard of Wallingford (constable)

    Richard of Wallingford , constable of Wallingford Castle and landowner in St Albans, played a key part in the English peasants' revolt of 1381. Though clearly not a peasant, he helped organise Wat Tyler?s campaign, and was involved in presenting the rebels? petition to Richard II of England....
    , organiser in the Peasant's Revolt
  • William of Wallingford
    William of Wallingford

    William of Wallingford, 47th abbot of St Albans Abbey, died 20 June 1492.He was a Benedictine monk at Wallingford Priory, Wallingford, Berkshire , England and like John of Wallingford and Richard of Wallingford, moved from this cell of St Albans Abbey to the abbey itself....
    , builder of Wallingford Screen at St Albans Cathedral
    St Albans Cathedral

    St Albans Cathedral is an Church of England Cathedral church at St Albans, England. At 84 metres , its nave is the longest of any cathedral in England....
  • Rex Warner
    Rex Warner

    Rex Warner was an England classics, writer and translation. He is now probably best remembered for The Aerodrome , an allegory novel whose young hero is faced with the disintegration of his certainties about his loved ones and with a choice between the earthy, animalistic life of his home village and the pure, efficient, emotionally det...
    , writer
  • Peter Cathcart Wason
    Peter Cathcart Wason

    Peter Cathcart Wason was a cognitive psychology, who worked on the psychology of reason. He made great progress in explaining why people make certain consistent mistakes in logical reasoning....
    , psychologist
  • Charles West
    Charles West (author)

    Charles West , British Crime fiction, is a former actor. He studied at RADA and performed in the West End theatre in London, including Daddy Warbucks in Annie at Victoria Palace Theatre beginning in the 1970s and on Broadway theatre....
    , mystery writer
Wallingford used to return two Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
 (cut to one in 1832 and none in 1885), and had some well-known MPs (often not resident) including:
  • William Seymour Blackstone
    William Seymour Blackstone

    William Seymour Blackstone was an English people Member of Parliament in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.He was the son of James Blackstone, barrister-at-law of the Middle Temple, and grandson of the legal writer William Blackstone ....
    , builder of Howbery Park, Crowmarsh Gifford
    Crowmarsh Gifford

    Crowmarsh Gifford is the main village in the civil parish of Crowmarsh in the England county of Oxfordshire. The rest of the parish is taken up by the hamlet of Newnham Murren, which is now merged with the village; the hamlet of Mongewell, and the village of North Stoke, Oxfordshire, a few miles to the south....
  • Thomas Browne (High Sheriff of Kent)
    Thomas Browne (High Sheriff of Kent)

    Sir Thomas Browne MP was a medieval Chancellor of the Exchequer of England....
    , Chancellor of the Exchequer
    Chancellor of the Exchequer

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet of the United Kingdom Minister who is responsible for all economic and financial matters....
  • John Cator
    John Cator

    John Cator was a wealthy timber merchant and landowner responsible for the layout of much of the areas around Blackheath, London and Beckenham, both in London — and both of which were in the county of Kent during the late 18th century....
    , timber merchant
  • Thomas Digges
    Thomas Digges

    Sir Thomas Digges was an England astronomer, son of Leonard Digges, and great populariser of science. After the death of his father, Thomas grew up under the guardianship of John Dee , a typical Renaissance natural philosopher....
    , astronomer
  • Sir Charles Dilke, 1st Baronet
    Sir Charles Dilke, 1st Baronet

    Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 1st Baronet , England British Whig Party politician, son of Charles Wentworth Dilke, proprietor and editor of The Athenaeum, was born in London, and was educated at Westminster School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge....
    , promoter of The Great Exhibition
    The Great Exhibition

    The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations or Great Exhibition, sometimes referred to as the Crystal Palace Exhibition in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held, was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park, London, London, England, from 1 May to 15 October 1851....
  • Edmund Dunch
    Edmund Dunch

    Edmund Dunch was Master of the Household to Anne of Great Britain and a British Member of parliament .He was an MP for Cricklade , Wiltshire , Boroughbridge , Yorkshire , and Wallingford , then Berkshire from 1715-1719....
    , member of the Kit-Kat Club
  • Sir John Fortescue
    John Fortescue of Salden

    Sir John Fortescue of Salden was the third Chancellor of the Exchequer of England, serving from 1589 until 1603.He was the son of Adrian Fortescue and his wife Anne....
    , Chancellor of the Exchequer
    Chancellor of the Exchequer

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet of the United Kingdom Minister who is responsible for all economic and financial matters....
  • George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield
    George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield

    George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, Fellow of the Royal Society was an England astronomer.Styled Viscount Parker from 1721 to 1732, he was Member of Parliament for Wallingford from 1722 to 1727, but his interests were not in politics....
    , astronomer
  • Sir Thomas Parry
    Thomas Parry (Comptroller of the Household)

    Sir Thomas Parry , was the Comptroller of the Household to the England Elizabeth I of England.He was knighted by Elizabeth at her accession in 1558, and held the offices of Royal Steward, Cofferer, Privy Councilor, Comptroller of the Household , Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries , Member of Parliament for Wallingford , Hertfordshir...
    , Comptroller of the Household
    Comptroller of the Household

    The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the England royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member....
     to Elizabeth I
    Elizabeth I of England

    Elizabeth I was List of English monarchs and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the House of Tudor....
  • George Pigot, Baron Pigot
    George Pigot, Baron Pigot

    George Pigot, Baron Pigot Baronet , was the British governor of Madras .Pigot was the eldest son of Richard Pigot of Westminster, by his wife Frances, daughter of Peter Goode; Frances was a "tirewoman" to Caroline of Ansbach....
    , British governor of Madras
  • Robert Pigot
    Robert Pigot

    Sir Robert Pigot, 2nd Baronet was a Great Britain Army officer during the American Revolutionary War.Robert Pigot was born in London, England in 1720....
    , Lieutenant General in the American Revolutionary War
    American Revolutionary War

    The American Revolutionary War , also known as the American War of Independence, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and Thirteen Colonies on the North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers....
  • Edmund Plowden
    Edmund Plowden

    Edmund Plowden was a distinguished English lawyer, legal scholar and theorist during the late Tudor period....
    , lawyer who defended religious freedom
  • Francis Sykes
    Francis Sykes

    Sir Francis Sykes, 1st Baronet was an English people landowner, Member of Parliament and sometime Governor of Kasimbazar in India, being styled an English Nawab by his peers....
    , builder of Basildon Park
    Basildon Park

    Basildon Park is a country house situated in the England county of Berkshire, between the villages of Upper Basildon and Lower Basildon and near the town of Reading, Berkshire, at ....
  • Nathaniel William Wraxall
    Nathaniel William Wraxall

    Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall, 1st Baronet , England author, was born in Queen Square, Bristol, Bristol.He was the son of a Bristol merchant, Nathaniel Wraxall, and his wife Anne, great niece of James Thornhill the painter....
    , writer
For more details, see Wallingford (UK Parliament constituency)
Wallingford (UK Parliament constituency)

Wallingford was a constituency in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was a parliamentary borough created in 1295, centred on the market town Wallingford in Berkshire ....


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