Appleford-on-Thames
Appleford | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Abingdon | |
Postcode district | OX14 | |
Dialling code | 01235 | |
Police | Thames Valley | |
Fire | Oxfordshire | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
UK Parliament | ||
Appleford-on-Thames is a village and
Archaeology
Evidence of a Romano-British settlement has been found in a field south of the parish church plus ceramics and human burials of the same period at Manor Farm.[3] In 1968 the Appleford Hoard[4] of 4th-century Roman artefacts was found. It includes Roman coins, pewter ware, and ironmongery including tools, a chain and a padlock. The hoard is now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.[5]
Manor
Parish church
The
The tower has a ring of six bells, and a plaque on the southwest wall in the church commemorates their being rung for the Millennium at noon on 1 January 2000. Currently they are unringable. The fourth bell was cast at Wokingham, Berkshire late in the 14th century, and the fifth was cast by the same foundry late in the 15th century. John Warner & Sons of Cripplegate, London cast or recast the first, second, third and tenor bells in 1886,[7] in time to be rung for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. Samuel Green built the organ in 1777 for Abbey House of Sutton Courtenay. It was moved to Appleford parish church at a later date.[citation needed] Saints Peter and Paul parish is now part of the Benefice of Sutton Courtenay with Appleford.[8]
Transport
In 1844 the
Amenities
Appleford has a village hall[11] and a Women's Institute.[12] Appleford had a pub, the Carpenters Arms, but in 2012 it ceased trading and its owner applied for planning permission to convert it into a private house.[13]
References
- Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Abingdon Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Page & Ditchfield 1924, pp. 369–379
- ^ Brown 1973, p. 184.
- ^ "Appleford Roman Pewter Hoard". Highlights of the British Collection. Ashmolean Museum. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ a b Pevsner 1966, p. 65
- Central Council for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- A Church Near You. Church of England. Archived from the originalon 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ Oliver, Matt (31 May 2016). "UPDATE: At least 50 Oxfordshire bus routes to go in July + full list of closures". Oxford Mail. Oxford. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ Oxfordshire Public Transport Map & Guide. Oxford: Oxfordshire County Council. 2010.
- ^ "Village Hall". Hall and Field. Appleford Parish Council. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "Women's Institute". Appleford Parish Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Planning Application P12/V2419/FUL" (PDF). Vale of White Horse District Council. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
Sources
- Brown, David (1973). "A Roman Pewter Hoard from Appleford, Berks" (PDF). Oxoniensia. XXXVIII. Oxford Architectural and Historical Society: 184–206.
- Page, W.H.; Ditchfield, P.H., eds. (1924). A History of the County of Berkshire. Victoria County History. Vol. 4. assisted by John Hautenville Cope. London: The St Katherine Press. pp. 369–379.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 65.
External links
- Appleford in the Domesday Book