Warborough

Warborough

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.6388
longitude= -1.1368
official_name= Warborough
population=
civil_parish= Warborough
shire_district= South Oxfordshire
shire_county = Oxfordshire
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Henley
post_town= WALLINGFORD|postcode_district = OX10
postcode_area= OX |dial_code= 01865
os_grid_reference= SU598936

Warborough is a village and civil parish in the English county of Oxfordshire. Also in Warborough parish is the neighbouring Thames-side village of Shillingford to the south. Every year, in the summer, there is a [http://www.warboroughfestival.co.uk/ festival] .

Features

Warborough has two pubs: The Six Bells and The Cricketers. It has a village shop, Aisha Store (formerly The Stores Warborough.) There is also a Protestant church which serves the parishioners of Warborough and neighbouring village Shillingford. St Laurence School is a state primary school with a small site. On leaving, many pupils go to Wallingford Comprehensive. Warborough And Shillingford Pre-School (WASPS) has close links with the school. The village green has a playground and has football, rugby and cricket held on it in respective seasons. The cricket is perhaps the most popular, it has adult teams and many child's teams. In the summer Friday evening is "cricket evening" and is a large social occasion for adults and children.

The Greet Hall hosts a number of village groups: the Women's Institute, a short mat bowls club, a [http://www.weegreets.org.uk playgroup] and a [http://www.jujutsu.org.uk martial arts club] as well as being the venue for parish council meetings.


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