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	The village of Sonning-on-Thames, England
		Andrew's Church is the Sonning parish curch in the Anglican Diocese of Oxford.
		Sonning Deanery is one of the branches of the Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers (ODG).
		Sonning is in Wokingham District Council in the
	archive.museophile.org /sonning (1216 words)

	Sonning Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sonning Bridge is a bridge across the River Thames at Sonning, Berkshire.
		It is rumoured that Dick Turpin used the bridge as an escape route from Berkshire to Oxfordshire to evade the authorities.
		Close to the bridge are the Great House, a hotel on the southern bank, the Mill at Sonning, now a theatre, on an island between two branches of the river, and the French Horn, another hotel on the northern bank.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sonning_Bridge (365 words)

	Berkshire History: Sonning
		Sonning was the capital of Sunningum, an administrative province in the late 7th century which may have been the northern equivalent of the "South-Regum": now known as the Kingdom of Surrey.
		Sonning's importance is shown by the fact that it was chosen as the site for a Saxon Minster from where priests would travel out into the surrounding countryside to preach to the locals.
		The Sonning Diocese was later united the Sherborne and transferred to Salisbury, but the Bishops continued to live at Sonning on occasion and the complex was much expanded, particularly upon its crenallation in 1337.
	www.berkshirehistory.com /villages/sonning.html (1173 words)

	River Thames
		Part of the area west of London is sometimes termed the Thames Valley[?] whilst east of Tower Bridge development agencies and Ministers have taken to using the term "Thames Gateway".
		There are many bridges and tunnels crossing the Thames, including Tower Bridge, London Bridge, Lambeth Bridge[?], and the Dartford Crossing.
		There are also many tunnels used by "tube" trains as part of the London Underground network or (at Greenwich), the Docklands Light Railway, and a free ferry for vehicles, cycles and people on foot during daylight hours at Woolwich.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/th/Thames.html (579 words)

	River Thames and boaty things
		This bridge, also known as the Queen Elizabeth Bridge, was designed by the engineers of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire County Councils in association with the architect Courtney Theobald and is of similar construction to the Marlow By-pass Bridge described earlier.
		In about 1795 the bridge became unsafe and the ferry was introduced again by George III until 1811 when the Crown used its influence to insist that a new bridge be built by the Counties of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.
		However, the bridge was not well made and settlement of the piers caused the outer walls to bulge resulting in the collapse of the parapet.
	www.the-river-thames.co.uk /bridges.htm (6416 words)

	Network Rail - Maidenhead Bridge
		But he also had to keep his bridge as low as he could, so as to keep the gradients on his railway as level as possible.
		His solution was a bridge with the widest and proportionally lowest arches that had ever been built: 128 feet wide with a rise of just 24 feet 6 inches.
		Several critics predicted disaster, but Brunel had meticulously worked out the geometry and the distribution of weight through the arches, and his great bridge is still in railway service today.
	www.networkrail.co.uk /aspx/3372.aspx (104 words)

	Britannia: History of Sonning (Berkshire) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It was in existance in c.1600 and may have been at the east end of the church, possibly on the site of the south chancel aisle.
		It was from Sonning Palace that Bishop Roger (of Salisbury) left for the funeral of Henry I at Reading Abbey (1135).
		During his stay, some of the rebel barons met at Loddon Bridge, and not long after they paid up 240 marks (£160) for the release of William D'Albini, who had been captured at the Siege of Rochester and was being held at Sonning.
	www.britannia.com /history/berks/sonning.html (1146 words)

	Sonning Bridge
		Below Sonning Bridge I once had a problem with an aggressive swan, which was actually attacking a narrow boat steerer when I first saw it. It soon decided I was easier game. Jerome's heroes had problems with swans near here.
		Sonning Church and bridge and lock and adjacent weir are all picturesque.
		It is the cherishing of the wholesome enjoyments of daily life that has implanted in the sons of England love of home, goodness of nature, and sweet reasonableness, and has given strength to the thews and sinews of her children, enabling them to defend her land, her principles, and her prosperity.
	thames.me.uk /s01100.htm (1608 words)

	WOKINGHAM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Throughout the medieval period, Wokingham was part of the large manor and parish of Sonning, and was administered by the Bishop of Salisbury as an ecclesiastical and jurisdictional unit separate from the County of Wiltshire.
		Where the river divides into several channels it is crossed to the Oxfordshire bank by Sonning Bridge, reputed to be one of the oldest on the Thames.
		Sonning rightly holds a high place amongst the picturesque Thames villages and Sonning Lock, with its is colourful gardens, is acknowledged as one of the prettiest on the river.
	www.townfacts.co.uk /wokingham.htm (6229 words)

	Sonning Bridge
		Sonning Bridge, spanning the Thames between Oxfordshire and The Royal County of Berkshire has been structurally repaired using CINTEC Anchors.
		Originally intended for horses, carts and carriages the bridge is very narrow and is currently used on a single track basis.
		Having completed the job the bridge is now restored to its former glory, ready to take the rigours of the traffic into the next millennium.
	www.cintec.com /en/news/releases/release10.htm (307 words)

	Sonning on Thames, Berkshire, England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It is a veritable picture of an old country inn, with green, square courtyard in front, where, on seats beneath the trees, the old men group of an evening to drink their ale and gossip over village politics; with low, quaint rooms and latticed windows, and awkward stairs and winding passages.
		He said he would show us what could be done up the river in the way of cooking, and suggested that, with the vegetables and the remains of the cold beef and general odds and ends, we should make an Irish stew.
		This is a very picturesque brick bridge built in c.1775 to replace an earlier wooden bridge built in 1604 and is situated 300m downstream of the lock.
	www.thefrenchhorn.co.uk /river-thames-windsor-berks/sonning.htm (573 words)

	The Thames Path - Henley-on-Thames to Tilehurst
		From Henley Bridge you need to cross the river into the town, onto the north bank of the river (or in fact the west as it is here).
		The Thames path crosses onto a bridge round the lock here, however when I walked this part of the Thames Path it was diverted away from the river due to works on the path over the lock.
		Sonning is a beautiful river-side village that is well worth spending some time to look around.
	www.thames-path.org.uk /thames_henley_tilehurst.html (1481 words)

	Sonning Bridge (Berkshire) - Other UK / Ireland topics Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		Sonning Bridge (Berkshire) : ********* Bridge of Sighs *******
		I am not going to tell you how lovely and quaint Sonning Bridge is. I will not suggest that you go and see it.
		The route to the cinema passes through Sonning, a beautifully unspoilt village with multi-million pound houses and the Thames breathing life in to it, much as it does with every village around here.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /other-uk-ireland-topics/sonning-bridge-berkshire (295 words)

	GENUKI: Berkshire, Sonning
		"SONNING, a parish partly in the hundreds of Sonning and Charlton, county Berks, and partly in that of Binfield, county Oxford, 3 miles N.E. of Reading, its post town, and 2 N.W. of Twyford railway station.
		The village, which is large, is situated on the Great Western railway, at the bridge over the river Thames, which separates it from the county of Oxford.
		The living is a perpetual curacy* in the diocese of Oxford, value £100, in the gift of the Vicar of Sonning.
	www.brazell.net /genuki/BRK/Sonning (483 words)

	Sonning Bridge (Berkshire) - Review - ********* Bridge of Sighs *******
		The road leading in to Sonning has nothing to offer in terms of view, the sparse winter hedgerow straggles along, almost blocking the light until the first glimpse of the unsightly Sonning Works.
		The queue for the bridge begins way back on the Henley Road where vans and cars jostle and thump their horns in an attempt to get there first.
		The grass in the churchyard at Sonning was long and wet and my little brother and I were looking for Dick Turpins grave.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /other-uk-ireland-topics/sonning-bridge-berkshire/1042394 (1249 words)

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		The work involved the erection of a new barbed wire fence from the gate along the road away from the road junction to the end of the allotments and the clearance of all the saplings growing in the allotments.
		Any attempt to close Sonning Bridge should be resisted especially in view of the many routine and emergency services that crossed the bridge to service Sonning Eye.
		If the third bridge was built then stringent traffic calming measures could be applied to the Sonning Eye side of Sonning Bridge.
	www.eyedunsden.org /minutes02-01.doc (1018 words)

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		The study document was not in favour of a third Thames bridge as it will attract additional traffic which the infrastructure of the surrounding villages would be unable to support.
		Tolls on existing bridges and the use of Park and Ride were options being considered.
		CV, who is in favour of an additional small bridge at Sonning, and one at Remenham, has asked for a feasibility study.
	homepage.mac.com /geoff_pitcher/rppc_minutes_10_6_02.htm (741 words)

	BBC - Berkshire Have Your Say - Berkshire floods
		A third bridge is the way forward because I cannot see the flooding problem going away in Sonning and this will become an annual event.
		Sonning bridge is the busiest bridge in the area!!
		It is recommended that you avoid using Sonning Bridge for the moment.
	www.bbc.co.uk /berkshire/have_your_say/floods.shtml (3980 words)

	Sonning & Sonning Eye Society: News Page.
		As part of the Heritage Open Days weekend organised by The Civic Trust and English Heritage, the Sonning and Sonning Eye Society is pleased to announce its participation on Sunday 11 September 2005, with this event, Henry Woodyer in Sonning.
		This ‘walk and talk’ for the Sonning and Sonning Eye Society, led by Alistair Driver and David Woodward, was blessed with blue skies and spring sunshine.
		This talk for the Sonning and Sonning Eye Society by Dr. John Elliott on the Victorian architect Henry Woodyer was appropriately held in the ‘Buttery’ or old Library in Holme Park at the Reading Blue Coat school.
	www.sonning.org.uk /news.html (2876 words)

	History of Berkshire: The Bishop's Palace at Sonning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Little known today, Sonning was once the site of an extensive ecclesiastical complex centred around a vast Bishop's Palace.
		It stood in Holme Park and was excavated early in the twentieth century, when remains of the great hall, the private chapel and other rooms were discovered.
		In 1396, Isabella, the seven year old daughter of King Charles VI of France, married the Black Prince's son, King Richard II.
	www.britannia.com /history/berks/sonbppal.html (780 words)

	CHILTERN EDGE BRIDGE CLUB
		Our aim is to play bridge in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
		The laws of bridge are applied in full, but we aim to enforce these in a sympathetic way.
		The club is affiliated to the English Bridge Union, the Berks and Bucks Contract Bridge Association and are founder members of the Chiltern Bridge League.
	us.geocities.com /chiltern_edge (288 words)

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		SHOULD BE REFUSED P00/S1047 Eyot House, Sonning Eye Detached lock-up and two-Bay Carport NO STRONG VIEWS P01/S0019 Old Well Cottage, Dunsden Green Three bay garage The proposal is excessively large in relation to the other buildings on the site and the proposed location of such a large garage so close to the road is unacceptable.
		Sonning Boundary Marker: Further communication has been received from the Conservation Architect of Wokingham District Council about the boundary stone on Sonning Bridge but no proposal has yet been made.
		There is considerable gravel on the road at the roundabout at Sonning Eye and in Kiln Road by Bryants Farm In December there were 8 thefts from cars and a further 3 so far in January.
	www.eyedunsden.org /minutes01-01.doc (1747 words)

	Sonning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The north-western boundary is formed by the River Thames before passing through the middle of the Thames Valley Business Park.
		The north-eastern boundary travels over Charvil Hill and follows the edge of the housing at Charvil itself until it reaches the confluence of St Patrick's Stream with the Thames, near St Patrick's Bridge.
		Sonning Golf Club is located on the other side of the A4 road.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sonning (1117 words)

	Maidenhead Advertiser Online
		Sonning villagers are growing increasingly frustrated at the sheer volume of vehicles driving through their narrow streets every day.
		The biggest concern is that lorry drivers are flouting weight restrictions to cross Sonning Bridge, putting an intolerable strain on the Grade II-listed structure built in 1780.
		The bridge watch is planned for the near future.
	www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk /news_article.php?section=5&category=88&story=1548 (397 words)

	River Thames
		Sonning is a small village in Berkshire, a few miles east of Reading.
		The narrow arched Sonning Bridge crosses the river to the hamlet of Sonning Eye on the Oxfordshire bank.
		A historic brick arch bridge completed in 1775, to replace a wooden bridge built in 1604.
	www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk /riverthames/page20.htm (98 words)

	Thimbleby & Shorland, Reading, Berkshire - property auctioneers & valuers
		Much of the land was sold by The Sonning Land Company Ltd. in the years before World War II, but the valuable riverside grazing land was retained and has been actively farmed by the Vendors since 1955, now trading as The Sonning Farm Company.
		At the roundabout with the B478 to Sonning at the end of the dual carriageway proceed straight across towards Charvil.
		Thames Drive and St Patrick's Bridge, which form the access to Lots 2-8 inclusive, are similarly privately owned, but arrangements and funds for maintenance according to user are made on an ad hoc basis by agreement between authorised users and the owners as and when maintenance tasks become necessary.
	www.tsauction.co.uk /Professional/wargrave2.html (2172 words)

	Network Rail - Brunel
		Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s vast achievements and his genius as a designer have made him one of the giants of British history – and the most celebrated engineer of all time.
		Beginning an extraordinary career in the railways aged just 26, he went on to oversee the design and construction of 1,400 miles of track, including elegant and innovative stations, bridges, viaducts, tunnels and routes.
		Most of the railway and the structures he created remain in use as part of our modern network, 200 years after his birth.
	www.networkrail.co.uk /aspx/3366.aspx (153 words)

	Canoe Focus Access: River Thames, St Patrick’s Stream and River Loddon
		From Sonning after passing the old three arched road bridge and Great House Hotel, a further 1.5 miles will take you to the entrance to St Patrick’s Stream, this is marked by a small bridge on your right and a notice declaring “it’s not suitable for launches”.
		As you head under the bridge you will feel an increase in the water flow, St Patrick’s Stream bypasses a lock and therefore drops about 5 feet over about two miles.
		Just past the bridge is an under water gate to control the flow, which is well below the surface at normal water levels, we usually pass over it on the left side.
	www.canoefocus.demon.co.uk /accessloddon.html (603 words)

	Actief
		The medieval riverside villages of Hurley and Sonning
		First laid out in the 18th century, they include a formal parterre, a wonderful water garden with a restored Pagoda made for the Paris Exhibition of 1867, a long garden with topiary and 18th century Venetian statues.
		Day 3 Our cruise continues through unspoilt countryside, passing under Maidenhead Bridge, the largest brick span bridge in the world and designed by Brunel, until reaching the medieval village of Hurley.
	www.igtravel.com /actief.htm (678 words)

	BBC - Berkshire News - Flooding chaos in Berkshire
		Residents claim that Thames Water had not maintained the walls of the the sewage farm reservoir and now their gardens are filled with diluted sewage.
		Sonning Bridge has now been closed to traffic
		Sonning Bridge remains closed on Saturday after flooding in the area left roads impassible.
	www.bbc.co.uk /berkshire/news/2003/01/04/floods.shtml (410 words)

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