| Official Name: | Whitchurch-on-Thames |
| Static Image Name: | WHITCHURCH CHURCH.JPG |
| Static Image Caption: | Parish Church of St. Mary |
| Coordinates: | 51.49°N -1.087°W |
| Os Grid Reference: | SU6377 |
| Label Position: | top |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.36 |
| Population: | 758 |
| Population Ref: | (2001 census)[1] |
| Civil Parish: | Whitchurch-on-Thames |
| Shire District: | South Oxfordshire |
| Shire County: | Oxfordshire |
| Region: | South East England |
| Country: | England |
| Post Town: | READING |
| Postcode District: | RG8 |
| Postcode Area: | RG |
| Dial Code: | 0118 |
| Constituency Westminster: | Henley and Thame |
| Website: | Whitchurch-on-Thames village |
Whitchurch-on-Thames is a village and civil parish on the Oxfordshire bank of the River Thames, about 5.5miles northwest of Reading, Berkshire, in close proximity to Whitchurch Hill. Opposite Whitchurch on the Berkshire bank is the village of Pangbourne.
The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary was originally Norman, and was altered in the 15th century. In 1858 the Gothic Revival architect Henry Woodyer completely rebuilt the church, retaining only the Norman south door, Perpendicular Gothic south porch and a few other items. The parish is now a member of the Langtree Team Ministry: a Church of England benefice that also includes the parishes of Checkendon, Ipsden, North Stoke, Stoke Row and Woodcote.[2]
Since the 16th century Whitchurch has had a weir and flash lock on the Thames to manage water levels for navigation. In 1787 the flash lock was replaced with a pound lock, Whitchurch Lock. The original Whitchurch Toll Bridge between Whitchurch and Pangbourne was built in 1792. The current structure, still privately owned, is the fourth on the site, the bridge having been reconstructed in 1853, 1902 and 2014. The current toll for a car to cross is 60 pence.[3]
Whitchurch has a primary school.[4] Whitchurch has two public houses, the Ferryboat[5] and the Greyhound Inn.[6]