Playhatch (or Play Hatch) is a hamlet in the civil parish of Eye & Dunsden in South Oxfordshire, England, about 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Reading, Berkshire.

Playhatch
View of the road through Playhatch
Playhatch is located in Oxfordshire
Playhatch
Playhatch
Location within Oxfordshire
OS grid referenceSU7476
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townReading
Postcode districtRG4
Dialling code0118
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteEye & Dunsden Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°28′58″N 0°55′59″W / 51.4828°N 0.9331°W / 51.4828; -0.9331

Overview

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Before 1866, Playhatch formed part of the Oxfordshire section of Sonning civil parish.[citation needed] Berry Brook starts close to the Redgrave-Pinsent Rowing Lake to the southwest, running northeast through the River Thames floodplain past Playhatch, under the B478 Playhatch Road near the Sonning Works, before joining the river at Hallsmead Ait.

Amenities

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The Shoulder of Mutton public house at Playhatch.

Just south of the hamlet is the Redgrave-Pinsent Rowing Lake. The hamlet has three public houses:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Crown
  2. ^ "The Flowing Spring". Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  3. ^ The Shoulder of Mutton
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