In the early 1980s, Shiplake actually boasted of being the third most expensive school in the country.

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Shiplake to Bolney Court near Henley, including Lower Shiplake and Wargrave, has also been issued with a warning.

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Properties in Wargrave, Purley and Shiplake are among the worst affected.

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