Aynho
Aynho | ||
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Shire county | ||
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Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Banbury | |
Postcode district | OX17 | |
Dialling code | 01869 | |
Police | Northamptonshire | |
Fire | Northamptonshire | |
Ambulance | East Midlands | |
UK Parliament | ||
Aynho (/ˈeɪnhoʊ/, formerly spelt Aynhoe) is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, on the edge of the Cherwell valley 6 miles (9.7 km) south-east of the north Oxfordshire town of Banbury[3] and 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Brackley.
Along with its neighbour Croughton 2 miles (3.2 km) to the east, it is one of the two southernmost villages in Northamptonshire.
It is the southernmost settlement in Northamptonshire and indeed the entire English East Midlands region.
History
Aynho was founded in Anglo-Saxon times. The toponym is derived from Aienho, Old English for a spring, grove or hill. The circular village was surrounded by a defensive wall, parts of which can still be seen.
In the 11th century Asgar, a Saxon
Late in the 12th century Roger and Alice FitzRichard founded the Hospital of Saints James and John in Aynho to care for the poor, the sick and the infirm.
Notable buildings
The village church of Saint Michael has a 14th-century Decorated Gothic tower.[5] The rest of the church was demolished in 1723 and rebuilt over the next two years in neoclassical style.[5] The interior retains its Georgian pulpit, box pews and west gallery.[5]
A Tudor
Aynho almshouses were built in 1822.[7]
Transport history
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Track layout
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The Oxford Canal was built through the western part of the parish in 1787.[8] Aynho Wharf, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the village centre, is on the Aynho – Deddington road.
Construction of the Oxford and Rugby Railway between Oxford and Banbury began in 1845. By the time the line opened in 1850 the Great Western Railway had taken it over. Aynho for Deddington railway station was close to Aynho Wharf of the earlier constructed Oxford Canal on the Aynho to Deddington road, which thereafter became known as Station Road.
In 1910 the GWR completed the Bicester cut-off line, linking it with the Oxford and Rugby Railway at Aynho Junction, a new flying junction built in the parish. The company provided a second station, Aynho Park railway station, on the new line 130 yards (120 m) east of the existing station. British Railways closed Aynho Park in 1963[9] and Aynho for Deddington in 1964.[9] Aynho Junction is now used by Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, Great Western Railway and freight traffic. As part of Chiltern's Evergreen 3, the junction was relaid and upgraded for higher speeds and a new panel was fitted to Banbury South signal box.[10]
The M40 motorway now runs close to the west of the village with the nearest access at junction 10, with the A43 trunk road about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south.
Notable residents
Residents have included the 17th-century politician Sir
Amenities
Aynho has a hotel and restaurant in the village, the Cartwright, named after the family that had until 1954 owned
See also
- History of Banbury, Oxfordshire
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Aynho CP: Parish headcounts, retrieved 25 November 2009
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ISBN 9780340254875.
- ^ a b c d e Serjeantson & Adkins, 1906, pages 150–151
- ^ a b c Pevsner & Cherry, 1973, page 96
- ^ Osborne, page not cited
- ^ Pevsner & Cherry, 1973, page 99
- ^ Compton, 1976, page 37
- ^ a b British Railways Board (1963). The Reshaping of British Railways. London: HMSO.
- ^ "Chiltern Renaissance - the Evergreen Success". 26 October 2011.
- mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Great Western Arms, Aynho".
Further reading
- Compton, Hugh J. (1976). The Oxford Canal. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 37. ISBN 0-7153-7238-6.
- Osborne, Edgar (ed.). Aynhoe Park: An Illustrated Survey of the Northamptonshire Home of the Cartwright Family. Derby: English Life Publications.
- ISBN 0-14-071022-1.
- Serjeantson, R.M.; Adkins, W.R.D., eds. (1906). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Northampton, Volume 2. pp. 150–151.
External links
- Aynho in the Domesday Book