Henley
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Places
UK:- Henley-on-ThamesHenley-on-ThamesHenley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from Reading, 10 miles upstream and west from Maidenhead...
, a town in South Oxfordshire, England- Henley Rural DistrictHenley Rural DistrictHenley was a rural district in Oxfordshire, England from 1894 to 1974.It was named after the borough of Henley-on-Thames, which it surrounded on the west but did not include....
, a former rural district in Oxfordshire
- Henley Rural District
- Henley-in-ArdenHenley-in-ArdenHenley-in-Arden is a small town in Warwickshire, England. The name is a reference to the former Forest of Arden. In the 2001 census the town had a population of 2,011....
, a village in Warwickshire, England - Henley, SuffolkHenley, SuffolkHenley is a small village just north of Ipswich in Suffolk, England.-Geography:Henley is positioned on a hill between two valleys. To the west of the village is a hill that extends down to the villages of Claydon and Barham situated in the Gipping Valley. East of the village is the Fynn Valley...
, a village in Suffolk, England - Henley, Somerset, a hamlet south of CrewkerneCrewkerneCrewkerne is a town in Somerset, England, situated south west of Yeovil and east of Chard in the South Somerset district close to the border with Dorset. The civil parish of West Crewkerne includes the hamlets of Woolminstone and Henley...
, England
Elsewhere:
- Henley, New South WalesHenley, New South WalesHenley is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Henley is located 9 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Hunter's Hill...
, a suburb of Sydney, Australia - Henley, New ZealandHenley, New ZealandHenley is a township on New Zealand's Taieri Plains, presumably named after the rowing centre Henley-on-Thames in England. It lies close to the confluence of the Taieri and Waipori Rivers at the eastern edge of the plain, at the foot of a low range of coastal hills.Henley is near the south-west...
, a town in the South Island of New Zealand - Henley, MissouriHenley, MissouriHenley is an unincorporated community in southwestern Cole County, Missouri, United States. It is located twelve miles east of Eldon. A long time ago a man by the last name Henley decided to mark the town by the name Henley. The Henley family also owns a jewelry store, "Henley Jewelers" in Eldon....
, an unincorporated community in southwestern Cole County, Missouri, USA
Education
- Henley Business SchoolHenley Business SchoolThe Henley Business School at the University of Reading is an English triple accredited business school, and the first business school to be established in the United Kingdom. It was formed by merging the previously independent Henley Management College, formerly the Administrative Staff College,...
, UK- Henley Management College, South AfricaHenley Management College, South AfricaHenley Management College, South Africa, in the Sunninghill suburb of Johannesburg, is the local campus of the British-based Henley Management College. The South African institution shares international accreditation with its parent and is also locally accreditted in South Africa. The South...
, one of its several affiliates
- Henley Management College, South Africa
- Henley College (disambiguation)
- Henley High School (disambiguation)
People
- Henley (name)Henley (name)Henley is a surname and may refer to:* Alice Henley , English actress* Barry Shabaka Henley , American character actor* Beth Henley , Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright...
- Baron HenleyBaron HenleyBaron Henley is a title that has been created twice: first in the Peerage of Great Britain and then in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1760 in favour of Sir Robert Henley, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain. In 1764 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Northington. On...
, titles in the Peerage of Great Britain and in the Peerage of Ireland
Sport
- Henley Boat RacesHenley Boat RacesThe Henley Boat Races are a number of rowing races between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. Taking place on the River Thames at Henley, they are for crews that do not compete in the main University Boat Race on the 6,779m Championship Course in London:* Women's Boat Race *...
, for crews not in the main Oxford-Cambridge Boat RaceThe Boat RaceThe event generally known as "The Boat Race" is a rowing race in England between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club, rowed between competing eights each spring on the River Thames in London. It takes place generally on the last Saturday of March or the first... - Henley Royal RegattaHenley Royal RegattaHenley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. The Royal Regatta is sometimes referred to as Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage...
, annual rowing event on the river Thames - Henley Women's RegattaHenley Women's RegattaHenley Women's Regatta is a rowing regatta held at Henley-on-Thames, England. It was formed as a result of the lack of women's events at Henley Royal Regatta and first held in 1988...
- Royal Canadian Henley RegattaRoyal Canadian Henley RegattaThe Royal Canadian Henley Regatta started in 1880 as the first championship for the newly formed Canadian Amateur Rowing Association. It changed venues often until 1903, when it was decided to hold it at St. Catharines Port Dalhousie's Martindale Pond hosted by the St...
, annual rowing event held in St. Catharines, OntarioSt. Catharines, OntarioSt. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land...
, Canada
Other uses
- Hawker HenleyHawker Henley-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Cooper, H.J.,O.G. Thetford and C.B. Maycock. Aircraft of the Fighting Powers - Volume II. Leicester, UK: Harborough Publishing, 1942....
, aircraft used by the RAF in World War II - Henley shirtHenley shirtA henley shirt is a collarless men's pullover shirt, characterized by a long placket beneath the round neckline, usually having 2-5 buttons. It essentially resembles a collarless polo shirt. The sleeves may be either short or long sleeve, and it can be made in almost any fabric, although cotton,...
, a collarless casual shirt - Henley (UK Parliament constituency)Henley (UK Parliament constituency)Henley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It covers south Oxfordshire, including Henley-on-Thames. The constituency elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. It has long been a safe Conservative...
- USS HenleyUSS HenleyUSS Henley has been the name of three ships in the United States Navy named for Robert Henley. A fourth ship was named for his brother, John D. Henley....
, four American warships