Chazey Heath is a

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in Oxfordshire, England, about north of

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. It is situated on the A4074 road, between Caversham and

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, at its junction with the rural road to

Goring Heath Goring Heath is a hamlet and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire. The civil parish includes the villages of Whitchurch Hill and Crays Pond and some small hamlets. Goring Heath is centred southeast of Goring-on-Thames and ...

and

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. For local government purposes Chazey Heath is in

Mapledurham Mapledurham is a small village, civil parish and country estate beside the River Thames in southern Oxfordshire. The large parish borders Caversham, the most affluent major district of Reading, Berkshire. Historic buildings in the area include ...

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, which forms part of the district of

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within the county of Oxfordshire. It is within the Henley constituency of the

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. Prior to

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in 2020, it was represented by the South East England constituency for the

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. There are two roadside

public house A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and wa ...

s on the A4074 in Chazey Heath, the Pack Saddle and the Pack Horse, some apart. There are also two

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s, the Caversham Heath Golf Club and the Mapledurham Golf Club, on opposite sides of the road. This hamlet contains 62 buildings (53 houses). It has a local park situated by the border of Tokers Green. It is neighbour to Reading, a major town around 0.2 miles from The Pack Saddle Pub. It has 3 primary schools and 3 secondary schools. The primary schools are: Kidmore End Primary, Sonning Common Primary and Peppard Primary. The secondary schools are: Chiltern Edge School, Gillots School and Langtree School.

Gallery

File:The Packhorse, Mapledurham - geograph.org.uk - 1595627.jpg, The Packhorse pub File:The A4074 leaving Chazey Heath (geograph 4260534).jpg, The A4074 File:Chazey Heath - geograph.org.uk - 8241.jpg, Page's Shaw wood

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* * Hamlets in Oxfordshire South Oxfordshire District {{Oxfordshire-geo-stub