Broadwell, Oxfordshire

Coordinates: 51°44′10″N 1°38′31″W / 51.736°N 1.642°W / 51.736; -1.642
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Broadwell
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLechlade
Postcode districtGL7
Dialling code01367
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°44′10″N 1°38′31″W / 51.736°N 1.642°W / 51.736; -1.642

Broadwell is a village and

2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 218.[1]

Parish church

The Church of England parish church of Saints Peter and Paul is a late Norman church built in about 1190.[2] In about 1250 the bell tower and octagonal spire were built, the north and south transepts were added, the chancel remodelled and an arch was inserted in the north wall of the chancel, linking it to a new north chapel.[2] The south wall of the chancel also has a window added early in the 14th century.[2] A Perpendicular Gothic arch linking the north transept and chapel was inserted.[2] In the 15th century a stair-turret was added to reach a room over the north transept.[2] The church was restored under the direction of E.G. Bruton in 1873.[3] It is a Grade I listed building.[4]

The tower has an historic

Sanctus bell.[5] Currently all are unringable.[5] The second bell is the oldest, cast by an unknown founder in about 1349.[5] The tenor was cast in about 1500 by Thomas Hasylwood,[5] whose kinsman William Hasylwood had bell-foundries at Reading and Wokingham.[6] The fourth bell was cast in 1581 by Joseph Carter,[5] whose kinsman William Carter was a bell-founder at Reading and then at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry.[6] Edward Neale of Burford[6] cast the third bell in 1653[5] and the treble in 1663.[5] Thomas Rudhall of Gloucester[6] cast the Sanctus bell in 1778.[5] The parish is now part of the Benefice
of Shill Valley and Broadshire.

Village cross

By the main road through the village near the parish church are the remains of a Medieval village cross. It comprises a stone shaft set on an octagonal base of four steps,[7] probably made in the 15th century. It is Grade II* listed.[8]

RAF Broadwell

Kencot. The airfield was in service from 1943 until 1947 and was used by Royal Air Force Transport Command.[9]

Amenities

The Chilli Pepper bed and breakfast, formerly the Five Bells pub

Broadwell had a

public house, the Five Bells. It was the Chilli Pepper bed and breakfast
house. It is now closed.

Attractions

The Cotswold Wildlife Park is within the parish.

References

  1. Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 490.
  3. ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 489.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter and St Paul (Grade I) (1199110)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  5. ^
    Central Council for Church Bell Ringers
    . Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  6. ^
    Central Council for Church Bell Ringers
    . Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  7. ^ Marples 1973, p. 305.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Village cross (Grade II*) (1199125)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Broadwell". Controltowers.co.uk. Robert Truman.

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