Henley-on-Thames

American

[hen-lee-on-temz] / ˈhɛn li ɒnˈtɛmz /

noun

a city in SE Oxfordshire, in S England: annual rowing regatta.

Henley-on-Thames British

/ ˈhɛnlɪ- /

noun

Often shortened to: Henley. a town in S England, in SE Oxfordshire on the River Thames: a riverside resort with an annual regatta. Pop: 10 513 (2001)

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The black-tie music and arts festival will take place on the riverside in Henley-on-Thames over five evenings between 8 July and 12 July.

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Ball died peacefully in his sleep at his home in London on Wednesday 22 October, just weeks after playing a headline show with Soft Cell at the Rewind Festival in Henley-on-Thames.

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They hope to raise over £4,000 through the endurance swim between Henley-on-Thames and Marlow.

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Sammy and Lewis had been on a night out in Henley-on-Thames with another friend, John Yolland.

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Victoria Cooper, 45, from Rotherfield Peppard, near Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire, regularly has to barricade her house with sandbags in times of heavy rainfall.

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