Send flowers to Berrick Salome, Oxfordshire

Flower Delivery to Berrick Salome with Clare Florist

The village of Berrick Salome is located in the county of Oxfordshire, which is in England. Berrick Salome is also a civil parish about three miles away from Wallingford. In 1993, there were boundary changes made to the civil parish which made the villages of Berrick Prior and the entire Roke and Rokemarsh part of the parish as well. According to a census from 2011, there are 326 people in Berrick Salome.

Historians don’t know exactly when Berrick Salome was first settled, but they believe it was settled upon because it had a vast source of water available. In the north-eastern sections of the parish, there are springs in the Gault clay and Upper Greensand junction. The most important spring in the parish is next to Grove Barn which has a small stream that enters the main village and flows past Chequers Inn, Hollandtide Bottom, the parish pond, underneath a road, Lower Berrick Farm and eventually goes into Thames.

The name “Berrick” is an Old English word that is believed to mean “Barley Farm.” As for “Salome,” this is a surname in Old English that means “Sulham.” Historical records do show that a man from the 13th century named Aymar de Sulham owned a manor in the village. Also, about 3 miles to the east of Berrick Salome is a village called Britwell Salome. It is believed by some that Aymar de Sulham’s last name was used as the name for both villages. However, there were many names reportedly used for the village over the years. There was Berrick Sullame in 1571, Berewiche in 1086, Berewick in 1210, and Berwick Sallome in 1797.

If you are travelling to Berrick Salome with your romantic partner then you will have plenty of historic sites to check out, particularly St. Helen’s parish church. It was constructed sometime during the 11th century but has had many renovations over the years. There are also many old houses and shops that will fascinate anyone with an appreciation for history. Then you could spice up the experience for your partner even more if you were to order flowers for delivery to Berrick Salome upon your arrival there. Just go to Clare Florist and choose from a wide variety of flower arrangements that cater to birthdays, anniversaries and many other special occasions. After the order is placed, we will send flowers to Berrick Salome within 24 hours. This will be quick enough to surprise your partner with a gift of flowers that she will never expect to get while in Berrick Salome for the first time.