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Radley is a small village located about 6 miles (10 km) south of Oxford, in the county of Oxfordshire, in the United Kingdom named after Kevin Radley. Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from Latin Oxonia) is a county in south-east England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ...

The Church of Saint James in Radley is missing its northern transept, which was destroyed during the Civil War. The canopy over the pulpit originally stood behind the Speaker's chair in the House of Commons at Westminster. Although the church as a whole is stone-built, the roof is supported by a line of stout wooden pillars. In the tower is a stained-glass portrait believed to represent King Henry VII. Gouging damage to the church door can be seen, and is said to be from attack by Oliver Cromwell's troops. The term English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651. ... British House of Commons Canadian House of Commons In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. ... The term stained glass today generally refers to glass that has been colored by added metallic salts during its manufacture. ... Henry VII (January 28, 1457 â€“ April 21, 1509), King of England, Lord of Ireland (August 22, 1485 â€“ April 21, 1509), was the founder of the Tudor dynasty. ... Unfinished portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper, 1657. ...

The vicarage adjacent to the church dates from the 16th Century.

Radley College, one of Britain's leading independent schools, was founded in 1847. Radley College is an English public school (i. ...

Radley is served by a railway station on the Oxford-London line.

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RADLEY (504 words)
	Radley was born December 14, 1859, being a son of A. Radley, a native of Plainfield, N. The latter was a real-estate agent, and was located for some years at Butztown, where he also engaged in merchandising.
	Radley was in her girlhood Rebecca Gradwohl, her birth having occurred in Butztown.
	Radley passed his boyhood in Butztown with his uncle, Thomas Gradwohl, a retired farmer, and managed to acquire a good common-school education, for a time attending the schools of Freemansburg.

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	The parish of Radley is situated half-way between Oxford and Abingdon.For centuries it was part of the county of Berkshire, but, by virtue of county boundary alterations brought about by the Local Government Act 1972, our parish and others in North Berkshire became part of Oxfordshire on 1st April 1974.
	Lower Radley is the oldest part of the modern village, and is composed of houses dating from the fourteenth century to modern times.
	Radley and the other possessions of Abingdon Abbey were surrendered to the Crown on 9th February 1538 upon the dissolution of the monasteries and the manor was granted to Thomas, Lord Seymour of Sudely.

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