Paley Street
Paley Street is a hamlet in the civil parishes of White Waltham and Bray in the English county of Berkshire. It is situated about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Maidenhead and 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Windsor.
| Paley Street | |
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  Paley Street Location within Berkshire | |
| Population | <100 |
| OS grid reference | SU871764 |
| Civil parish | |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MAIDENHEAD |
| Postcode district | SL6 |
| Dialling code | 01628 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
By the later medieval period, 'street' was often used to describe straggling villages in areas of late woodland clearance. Paley Street is one such example.[1]
For many years in the 1990s a horse racing yard was located at Cedars Farm.
Amenities
Paley Street has two public houses; The Bridge House[2] and The Royal Oak, the latter being a Michelin starred[3] gastro pub owned by TV personality Michael Parkinson and run by his son Nick.[4]
References
- The Place-Name Evidence for a Routeway Network in early Medieval England, Ann Cole - Kellogg College Oxford 2010. page 28
- "Windsor pub guide".
- Hickman, Martin (15 January 2010). "Served at a rush - the latest Michelin star news". The Independent. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- "Interview with Michael Parkinson". Archived from the original on 15 November 2007.
External links
Media related to Paley Street at Wikimedia Commons
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