Charlbury
Charlbury | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Chipping Norton | |
Postcode district | OX7 | |
Dialling code | 01608 | |
Police | Thames Valley | |
Fire | Oxfordshire | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
UK Parliament | ||
Website | Charlbury Town Council | |
Charlbury (
Place name
Notable buildings
Lee Place (Grade II* listed), the former
About one mile to the southwest, lies Cornbury Park (Grade I listed), owned by Lord Rotherwick,[7] is a 17th-century country house designed partly by the architect Hugh May.[8]Parish church
The
In the 16th century the Perpendicular Gothic south porch was added. Two wooden galleries were added, possibly in the 18th century. In the 18th or early in the 19th century most of the windows lost their tracery.[2] The church includes memorials to Elizabeth Norborne, Dowager Viscountess Hereford (d.1742). In 1856 the Gothic Revival architect G.E. Street had the galleries removed and the church refitted with new pews, and in 1874 the chancel was rebuilt to the designs of another Gothic Revival architect, Charles Buckeridge.[2] Early in the 1990s an extensive reordering saw the pews removed and the main altar moved to the west end.[citation needed] The organ is a two-manual Wyvern digital instrument, installed in 2010 to replace a Makin digital in place since 1990.[citation needed] The bell tower has a ring of six bells, all cast in 1716[10] by Abraham I Rudhall of Gloucester[11] plus a Sanctus bell cast by an unknown founder in about 1599.[10]
Religious Society of Friends
Quakerism reached Charlbury in the
In 1669 about 30 members were meeting in Harris' house.
The Thomas Gilkes who helped to provide the land for the meeting house had a son of the same name who became a
Transport
Media
Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC South and ITV Meridian. Television signals are received from the Oxford TV transmitter [21] and the local relay transmitter. [22] Local radio stations are BBC Radio Oxford on 95.2 FM, Heart South on 102.6 FM, Greatest Hits Radio South (formerly Jack FM) on 106.4 FM and Witney Radio, a community based station which broadcast to the town on 107.4 FM. [23] The town is served by the local newspapers,'Oxfordshire Guardian and The Charlbury Chronicle which is distributed free to every household in the town. [24]
Amenities
Charlbury Town Football Club play in Witney and District Football League Premier Division.
Walcot
Walcot | ||
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Shire county
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Ceremonial county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Chipping Norton | |
Postcode district | OX7 | |
Dialling code | 01608 | |
Police | Thames Valley | |
Fire | Oxfordshire | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
Walcot is a hamlet consisting of one farm in the
See also
References
- ^ "Area: Charlbury (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Crossley 1972, pp. 127–157
- ^ Corbett 1962, p. 14.
- ^ Mills & Room 2003, p. not cited.
- ^ Online Etymological Dictionary
- ^ a b Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 528.
- ^ a b "Aristocrats at odds over Cornbury events licence/". oxfordmail.co.uk. 2011.
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 553–555.
- ^ Corbett 1962, p. 20.
- ^ a b Davies, Peter (16 February 2012). "Charlbury S Mary V". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ Dovemaster (25 March 2010). "Bell Founders". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ Beeson 1989, pp. 104–105.
- ^ Beeson 1989, pp. 103–104.
- ^ a b Beeson 1989, p. 104.
- ^ Beeson 1989, pp. 104, 182.
- ^ Beeson 1989, p. 182.
- ^ a b Beeson 1989, p. 110.
- ^ Stagecoach in Oxfordshire, route S3 [permanent dead link]
- ^ Stagecoach in Oxfordshire Archived 2 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Oxfordshire County Council (December 2008). Oxfordshire Public Transport Guide. Oxfordshire County Council.
- ^ "Full Freeview on the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Freeview Light on the Charlbury (Oxfordshire, England) transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Witney Radio". Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "The Charlbury Chronicle". Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ Witney & District Football League
- ^ Charlbury Cricket Club
- ^ Oxfordshire Cricket Association [permanent dead link]
- ^ Charlbury Bowls Club
- ^ Oxfordshire Bowls League
- ^ Oxfordshire Short Mat Bowling Association
- ^ "Oxfordshire Federation of Women's Institutes". Archived from the original on 7 September 2003. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
- ^ "Shine on your crazy diamonds". wildernessfestival.com. 2017.
- ^ "Street Fair 2017 will be held on 16 September 2017". charlburystreetfair.org. 2017.
- ^ "Charlbury Beer Festival". charlburybeerfestival.org. 2017.
- ^ "Congratulations to Roger Goodall on becoming World Aunt Sally Champion 2017". charlburybeerfestival.org. 2017. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "WALCOT FARMHOUSE, Charlbury - 1284012 | Historic England".
- ^ "Charlbury and Walcot (Oxon) estate survey".
Sources
- ISBN 0-903364-06-9.
- Corbett, E (1962). A History of Spelsbury. Banbury: Cheney and Sons.
- Crossley, Alan, ed. (1972). "Parishes: Charlbury". A History of the County of Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19722-728-2.
- Mills, A.D.; Room, A. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford: ISBN 0-19-852758-6.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
External links
- Charlbury.info
- Open Directory Project page for Charlbury
- Town on 1947 Ordnance Survey Map
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