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A Guide to the Chilterns, Marlborough Downs and Oxford
Richard Sale
Crowood Press, 1999
Paperback. 256pp. illustrations. £10.99
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A Fact File gives information on interesting places to visit, Tourist Offices, Data for Towns, Cinemas, Hotels and Restaurants, Leisure Activities, Museums, and other Visitor Sites.

Illustrated throughout with colour photographs and with maps for each tour.

The downland is included in an Area of Outstanding Beauty (AONB) which is the subject of this book, the area being explored in a series of tours from the major towns. This guide seeks out the prettiest villages, ancient sites and monuments, and is full of ideas for places to visit and things to do. Also included is Oxford.

TOURS
Marlborough and the Western Downs - Marlborough
1. Northern Downs and the Ridgeway
2. Southern Downs and Savernake Forest
The Berkshire Downs - Newbury
3. Southern Downs
4. Northern Downs
The Southern Chilterns - Henley-on-Thames
5. North from the Thames
6. Henley-on-Thames and Marlow
The Central Chilterns - High Wycombe
7. The Hell Fire Club and Chequers
The Central Chilterns - Amersham Old Town
8. The South-Eastern Chilterns
9. Wendover and Berkhamsted
The Northern Chilterns - Berkhamsted
10. The Northern Chilterns
WALKS
Oxford
1. Christ Church and High Street
2. Around Radcliffe Square
3. St. Giles' and the North-West
4. The South-West to the Thames


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Read extracts from the biographies of Spencer Thornton, vicar of Wendover parish in the 1840s, and William Pennefather, vicar of Walton Parish, Aylesbury, in the 1840s.



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