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Priest End
As you turn left at the T-junction of Lower High Street, you are in Priest End. It had formed from prebend land. Prebend refers to a portion of a cathedral’s revenues granted to a canon as his stipend. This was a manorial estate that was subsumed into Thame back in the twelfth century.
The manor had been located along the western edge of Old Thame, and it included the grounds of the Prebendal House, land now belonging to Rycotewood College and Lord Williams’s school. The name is clearly indicating the end of Thame where the prebend and his community of monks and clerics had lived.
 The Prebendal Priest End, OX9 3AA Not open to the public but can be seen from the road Originally the house for a canon serving the Bishop of Lincoln, funded by a prebend, his stipend from a cathedral. This dates back to the 13th C and is the source for the street name Priest End. Post- Reformation (1547), the lands were forfeit. Today, it is a private house. Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees once lived here. |
or taken from the organisation’s own website, in a few instances we have taken our own photo.
Church Road
Continue on Priest End and it becomes Church Road.
 St Mary’s Church Church Road, OX9 3AJ 01844 213491 stmarysthame.org.uk Built from the 13th C by the Bishop of Lincoln, some pillars, arches and windows are original 14th C. It was substantially restored in the years 1889-1897. Robin Gibb of the BeeGees is buried here. |  Thame Barns Centre Church Road, OX9 3AJ 01844 214040 thamebarnscentre.co.uk The County Council bought these manorial farm barns in the 1930s. The Town Council and Parish acquired it in the 1990s provided that it was used as a community centre. Today ‘Singing for Fun’ and the ‘Speakers Club’ are regular users. |  Masters Court, offices Church Road. OX9 3FA 01844 260360 This is the site of the old Grammar School ,dating back to 1569-70. It has had many changes and additions, but the original building still stands within. New College Oxford managed it for three centuries. The school moved to a new site in the 1870s. |
 Thame Cricket Club at Thame Meadow Church Road, OX9 3AJ 01844 690330 thamecricket.org.uk Land close to St Mary’s that is used by Thame Cricket Club and others. Women’s Institute 07955 235248 thamewi.com |  Thame Senior Friendship Centre Church Meadow, Church Road OX9 3AJ 01844 212080 thameseniorfriendship centre.com The charity offers a caring and sociable space for older people living in Thame and the surrounding area. Our members meet at the Town Cricket Pavilion on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:30am to 3:15pm, and we’re open for 50 weeks a year. |  HollandGreen Architecture Old Grammar School Church Road, OX9 3AJ 01844 390381 hollandgreen.co.uk A multidisciplinary residential Practice combining architecture, interior design, landscape design and project management. Aiming to enrich lives and create a lasting legacy. |
| Held at the Thames Barns Centre: Thame Historical Society (2nd Tues) Singing for Fun (Weds) Speakers Club (Wed) Alzheimers Society (Wed and Fri) 0333 150 3456 | Based at Masters Court: Independent Talent Group HQ London, W1T 2RH 020 7636 6565 independenttalent.com Smoove 01844 265380 hellosmoove.com Relocation services The Moving Portal 01844 211033 themovingportal.co.uk Chartered Surveyors |
Garden Centres
We have chosen to place three nearby garden centres here. Our only excuse is that the first two are on this side of Thame.
 Haddenham Garden Centre 121 Stanbridge Rd, HP17 8HN 01844 290395 haddenhamgardencentre .co.uk Garden Centre Farm Shop Restaurant. |  Hartwell Nurseries Ford Rd, Stone HP17 8RZ 01296 747961 hartwellnurseries.co.uk Garden centre and tea room. Also on this site: AVS Fencing Supplies 01296 747048 avsfencing.co.uk BBD Leisure Buildings 01296 820537 bbdleisurebuildings.co.uk Bespoke Gates 01296 914174 bespokegatesltd.co.uk |  Waterperry Garden Centre near Wheatley, OX33 1JX 01844 339254 waterperrygardens.co.uk Twenty acres of gardens, garden centre and tea shop. |
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