Sonning Eye
| Sunning Eye | ||
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| Waters | Thames | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 29 ′ N , 0 ° 55 ′ W | |
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Sonning Eye is a hamlet and island in the River Thames in Oxfordshire , England; it is part of the Civil parish Eye & Dunsden and has been the southernmost point of Oxfordshire since 1974. Until 1866, Sonning Eye was part of the Sonning Civil parish, which is otherwise located in Berkshire .
Sonning Eye is opposite the village of Sonning in Berkshire, with which it is connected with the Sonning Bridge along with the Sonning Backwater Bridges .
history
The name Sonning comes from the Anglo-Saxon tribal leader Sunna and Eye means island (compare Eyot ), as it is a small gravel hill in the floodplain . The square has been inhabited since the river was regulated.
Sonning Eye is a protected landscape area with 12 Grade II protected buildings, including five barns .
The Mühlkanal runs through the heart-shaped island . On the island is The Mill at Sonning , a restored 18th century watermill with origins in the Middle Ages. The mill is now used as a gastronomic experience . The Mühlkanal runs below the bar of the restaurant and drives a turbine with an 18.5 kW generator, which feeds its electricity into the public grid.
Behind the mill is the Mill House, a Grade II protected house with 2 hectares of land. The house was built in the 17th century and belonged to the wealthy Rich family. In 2014, film star George Clooney and his wife bought the house from lawyer Amal Alamuddin for the equivalent of around 10 million British pounds .
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Individual evidence
- ^ The Mill at Sonning. ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on millatsonning.com
- ^ The Mill at Sonning: Hydro Scheme. ( Memento of the original from October 8, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on millatsonning.com
- ^ Entry Mill House on Historic England
- ↑ Updated: Hollywood star George Clooney and wife Amal Alamuddin eye Sonning home. In: The Reading Chronicle . October 9, 2014, accessed October 11, 2014.
- ↑ Patrick Sawer: George Clooney snaps up a £ 10 million manor house in Sonning, Berkshire. In: The Daily Telegraph . October 9, 2014, accessed October 11, 2014.
- ↑ Patrick Sawer: Welcome to Sonning, Mr & Mrs Clooney. In: The Daily Telegraph. October 10, 2014, accessed October 11, 2014.
