Henley-on-Thames

[hen-lee-on-temz]

noun

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

Also called Henley.

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Defoe again rode out, met the army of William at Henley-on-Thames, and joined its second line as a volunteer.
An Essay upon Projects
Daniel Defoe
Mr. Francis Blandy was an attorney residing at Henley-on-Thames, and held the office of town-clerk of that place.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2
Camden Pelham

British Dictionary definitions for henley-on-thames

Henley-on-Thames

noun

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

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