Thame

Thame is a market town in Oxfordshire, England on the River Thame between Aylesbury and Oxford, with a population of around 12,000. It is also close to the village of Haddenham.

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Founded in Saxon times, Thame grew up to service local agricultural activity and the nearby Cistercian monastery at Thame Park, suppressed at the reformation. The church of St Mary the Virgin dates from about 1240.

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Thame railway station closed in 1964, but the town is now served by Haddenham and Thame Parkway railway station. On the third Thursday of September the town stages the largest one day agricultural show in the United Kingdom.

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Famous citizens include courtier Lord Williams of Thame who founded Lord Williams's Grammar School in the town in 1559, and John Hampden.

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Oxfordshire: Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from Latin Oxonia) is a county in South East England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire....

River Thame: The River Thame (pronounced to rhyme with 'tame') is a river in southern England. It is a tributary of the larger and better-known River Thames and should not be confused with it by the similarity of names....

Aylesbury: Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in south central England. It has a population in the 2001 census of 65,173 and is part of the London commuter belt....