Ardley, Oxfordshire
Ardley | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | BICESTER | |
Postcode district | OX27 | |
Dialling code | 01869 | |
Police | Thames Valley | |
Fire | Oxfordshire | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
UK Parliament | ||
Ardley is a village and
The
Geography and natural history
The two villages of Ardley and Fewcott are on either side of a stream that rises at Fritwell, flows south to Ardley, then turns east through Stoke Lyne to Fringford. There it joins Crowell Brook, which continues east into Buckinghamshire and ultimately becomes part of the Great Ouse.
The
There is a
Castle
Parish church
The
St Mary's is now part of the Benefice of Cherwell Valley, along with the parishes of Fritwell, Lower Heyford, Somerton, Souldern and Upper Heyford.[4]
The canal engineer Samuel Simcock (1727–1804) and his wife Esther (1720–1808), a sister of James Brindley, are buried at St Mary's.[5]
Economic history
In 1910 the
In 1990 the section of the M40 motorway between Wheatley and Hockley Heath was built. M40 Junction 10 with the A43 road is about 550 yards (500 m) northeast of Ardley and its Cherwell Valley services are about 1,100 yards (1 km) from the village.
Amenities
Ardley formerly had a
The village has no shops. Those at Cherwell Valley services (Junction 10 of the M40) are the nearest to the village.
Ardley United Football Club[7] is a Non-League football club whose first team plays its home games at The Playing Fields. Its first team is in the FTL Futbol Hellenic League Premier Division.[8]
References
- Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ Lobel, Mary D, ed. (1959). A History of the County of Oxford. Victoria County History. Vol. 6: Ploughley Hundred. London: Oxford University Press for the Institute of Historical Research. pp. 7–14.
- ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
- A Church Near You. Church of England. Archived from the originalon 13 January 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-7524-6166-3.
- ^ Clayton, Indya (31 December 2021). "Oxfordshire pub could be transformed into furniture showroom and cafe". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Ardley United FC". Archived from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ "Premier Division". FTL Futbol Hellenic League. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
External links
- Ardley in the Domesday Book