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This is Henley-in-Arden
Community Website sponsored by The Town Improvement Committee (TIC)
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Henley-in-Arden in the county
of Warwickshire is a friendly vibrant community of 4,176
inhabitants, which is surrounded by outstanding countryside.
Henley is situated on the A3400 trunk road, 7 miles north of Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare and 16 miles south of Birmingham, England's second city. (Click on
map.)
The historic towns of Warwick and Leamington Spa are close by.
From this website, you can visit most of principal websites for Henley's organisations
and societies.
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In the centre of the town is the old Market Place, where stands the remains
of the 15th century Market Cross, one of the few still existing in Warwickshire. The Cross is built of local stone, but only the raised base of three
steps and the lower part of the shaft are left.
Originally the cross had a four-sided head with niches, each with a carved
relief: the Rood, the Trinity, St. Peter with the key and possibly the Virgin and Child. Proclamations have been made from the Cross for five centuries,
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The one mile long High Street is classified as
a conservation area and contains over 150 buildings listed as being of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Notable among them is the Guild Hall, a timber-framed building standing to the
north of St. John's Church. It has been extensively restored though many of the original timbers remain. (Click
aerial photo to zoom.)
The Guild Hall is where the Court Leet, the ancient manorial court, meets each
year to elect its officials and report on the work of the previous year. |
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Joseph Hardy House (left), home of the Heritage Centre,
is itself a rare architectural gem. The oldest parts of the house have been dated, using dendrochronological technology, to 1345.
Features of interest include the Crown Post, an unusual roof construction
for a Warwickshire house, and displays of "Medieval Henley", "Home Life in Henley", "Transport and Trade" and
a Victorian School Room (right). The Heritage centre is open from Easter Monday to the end of October
and welcomes each year over 4,000 visitors. |
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Finally, no visit to Henley will be complete
without sampling one of the many flavours from Henley Ice Cream, which is next door to the Heritage Centre. We hope you have enjoyed your virtual visit to our town of Henley-in-Arden
and that we shall have the pleasure of welcoming you in person in the future.
Below are links to many of the websites of the various societies, sports
clubs and administrative organisations. |
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Click on the images below to go to the web page
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Henley-in-Arden's - New Steam Train Service
Sundays only - 8 July to 2 Sept 2007 |
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The popular and
well established steam hauled 'Shakespeare Express', operated by Vintage Trains Ltd will be calling at Henley-in-Arden twice every Sunday from 8th July to
2nd September 2007. This new initiative will offer Henley-in-Arden residents and visitors to Henley from Solihull, Warwick and the Midlands, a chance to have a round
trip via Stratford-upon-Avon and Birmingham without having to drive to either place to join the train as previously.
Passengers joining the train at Henley can enjoy a traditional 3-course silver service roast lunch, travelling in authentic Pullman carriages. The
Shakespeare Express Sunday Lunch is is served from 12:25 as the train leaves Stratford on its journey via Claverdon, Lapworth and Solihull to Birmingham Snow
Hill. The train arrives back at Henley at 14.35.
THE HENLEY-in-ARDEN EXPERIENCE
Passengers joining the first train from Birmingham Snow Hill (10.25), Moor Street (10.30) or Tyseley (10.38) can now break their journey at Henley-in-Arden at 11.00
to spend 3½ hours exploring the town, visiting the Heritage Centre and having lunch in one of the many excellent eating places. These
passengers then rejoin the Shakespeare Express at 14.35 to continue to Stratford upon Avon and the return journey to Birmingham.
For details click here: The
Shakespeare Express
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"One of the most important contributions to the 21st Century life of Henley-in-Arden
has been the development of the Henley-in-Arden Gateway Website".
Brian Twigg, Chairman of the Town Improvement Committee |
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Henley NEWS On-line acts as the co-ordinating
body to promote this website and the activities of the town. We are always pleased to hear about suggestions for improving www.henley-in-arden.org so as it remains the
premier gateway website for Henley-in-Arden. For a summary of the aims and objectives, please refer to the Henley Community Websites
Initiative.
This web site is published by the Henley NEWS On-line as
a service to the community. Henley
NEWS On-line is neither affiliated with the authors of the linked pages nor responsible for their content. It receives no support from public funds.
If you run a Business, Society or Sports Club in Henley-in-Arden or the surrounding area,
we would be pleased to hear from you. If you have a website, please
send us the details and we will arrange a link. We will also ask you to provide a link to this site. If you do not have a website, we should be able to provide
you with some web pages free of charge. Just send us some text and photos. |
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