Sonning Common
Sonning Common is a village and civil parish in a relatively flat part of the Chiltern Hills (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) in South Oxfordshire, 2.5 miles north of Reading and 3.5 miles from Henley-On-Thames. The name is literal from its historical status of common grazing land belonging to Sonning parish.
Schools
Sonning Common has a primary school Sonning Common Primary (Ofsted rated ‘Good’ Oct 2023), and a secondary school Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge (Ofsted rated ‘Good’ Jul 2022). There is also a special needs school, Bishopswood which serves the wider area.
Transport
The main bus routes serving Sonning Common include the Reading Buses' pink 25 and 25a routes, which connect Central Reading to Sonning Common and the 82, 83, 84 route which terminates at Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge Secondary School.
Amenities
Most amenities are to be found on Wood Lane which has a health centre, village hall, shops, restaurants and a small Co-op supermarket. Sonning Common also has The Herb Farm Garden centre and Cafe (with a Saxon layout maze) and a gymnastics club at Kennylands Gym. There are three children's playgrounds, three public houses and public land, Millenium Green which was created to celebrate the turn of the Millennium.
Sources & Links:
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonning_Common
Sonning Common Parish Council http://www.sonningcommonparishcouncil.org.uk/index.php
The Chilterns http://www.chilternsaonb.org
The Herb Farm http://www.herbfarm.co.uk
Kennylands Gymnastics http://kennylandsgymnastics.com
Sonning Common primary school http://sonningcommonprimary.co.uk
Chiltern Edge secondary school http://www.chilternedge.oxon.sch.uk
The Hare and Hounds public house http://www.hareandhoundssonningcommon.co.uk
