Charlton-on-Otmoor
Charlton-on-Otmoor | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Kidlington | |
Postcode district | OX5 | |
Dialling code | 01865 | |
Police | Thames Valley | |
Fire | Oxfordshire | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
UK Parliament | ||
Website | Charlton on Otmoor Parish Council | |
Charlton-on-Otmoor is a village and
Toponym
The Domesday Book of 1086 records the place-name as Cerlentone. The chronicler Orderic Vitalis recorded that in 1081 it was spelt Cherlentona or Charlentone. In about 1190 a charter of Thame Abbey recorded it as Cherlenton and a charter of Sandford Preceptory recorded it as Cherleton'.[2]
A Close Roll from 1245 records the name as Cherlton. The Hundred Rolls of 1278–79 record it as Cherleton' super Ottemor'. Assize rolls from 1285 variously record it as Cherlintone, Cheriltone, Chereltone and Chureltone.[2]
An entry in the Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem for 1314 records it as Cherleton upon Ottemour and a Close Roll from 1315 records it as Cherleton on Ottemore. A Close Roll from 1336 records it as Charlynton. A deed from 1351 records it as Charleton. A feudal aid document from 1428 records it as Chorlton.[2]
The name is derived from Old English and means "tūn of the ceorls".[2]
Church and chapels
Church of England
Charlton had a parish church by the 11th century.
In the early 16th century the present
A tradition of garlanding the rood cross with flowers and box greenery on May Day and carrying it in procession around the parish also survived the Reformation and continues in modern times.[3]
In 1846 the
By 1553 the
St Mary's church clock is of unknown date but appears to be late 17th century.
St Mary's is now part of the Church of England Benefice of the Ray Valley.[10]
Baptist and Methodist chapels
Charlton-on-Otmoor had a
Amenities
Primary school
The enclosure of 1858 set aside land for the building of a school and in 1866 Charlton Parochial School and a master's house were built, mostly at the expense of the rector. The number of pupils grew and a second classroom was added in 1892. It was reorganised as a junior school in 1937 and became a voluntary controlled school in 1951.[3] It is now Charlton-on-Otmoor Church of England Primary School with over 100 children attending the school and pre-school.[12]
Public houses
The George and Dragon was where locals formed the Otmoor Association in 1830, leading to the Otmoor Riots in opposition to plans to drain and
Local groups
The Otmoor branch of the
Transport
Bus
The first regular bus service on Otmoor was started in the 1920s and after a change of ownership in the 1950s was renamed Charlton Services.[14] The company continues to provide Charlton-on-Otmoor and neighbouring villages with a service to Oxford via Islip.[15]
Phyllis Maycock (1922–2005) was a bus conductor with Charlton Services for 49 years, retiring in December 1992.[16] In the 1994 New Year Honours, Maycock was made an MBE "For services to the Bus Industry".[17] Also in 1994, Maycock starred in an episode of This Is Your Life.[16]
Railway
The Buckinghamshire Railway between Bletchley and Oxford passes through Charlton parish and was completed in 1851. The London and North Western Railway took it over in 1879 and opened Charlton Halt, 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village, in 1905. The 1923 Grouping made the L&NWR part of the new London, Midland and Scottish Railway, which closed Charlton Halt in 1926. The LMS was nationalised as part of British Railways in 1948, which ended passenger services in 1967 and reduced the line to single track.
.References
- ^ "Charlton-on-Otmoor Parish". nomis. Durham University for the Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d Gelling 1953, p. 205.
- ^ a b c d e f g Lobel 1959, pp. 80–92.
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, pp. 529–530.
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 530.
- ^ a b c d "Charlton-on-Otmoor". Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers, Bicester Branch. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ a b Baldwin, Sid (7 September 2011). "Bell Founders". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Baldwin, John (10 March 2005). "Charlton on Otmoor S Mary V". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ a b Beeson & Simcock 1989, pp. 33–34.
- ^ "Churches". Ray Valley Benefice. Retrieved 28 September 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Baggs et al. 1983, pp. 81–120.
- ^ Charlton-on-Otmoor CE Primary School Archived 11 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Otmoor". Oxfordshire Federation of Women's Institutes. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Charlton-on-Otmoor Services Ltd". Vehicle Operator Licensing. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "94 – Oxford – Islip – Ambrosden". Bus Times. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Phyllis Maycock". Oxford Mail. Newsquest Oxfordshire. 7 January 2005. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "M.B.E." The London Gazette (Supplement). No. 53527. 30 December 1993. p. 21.
Sources and further reading
- ISBN 0-903364-06-9.
- Baggs, AP; Colvin, Christina; ISBN 978-0-19722-758-9.
- Gelling, Margaret (1953). Smith, AH (ed.). The Place-Names of Oxfordshire, Part I. Vol. XXIII. based on material collected by Doris Mary Stenton. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press for the English Place-Name Society. p. 205.
- Jackson, Christine (2008). "Thomas Garth, Rector of Charlton-on-Otmoor, 1615–1643: Rake or Reformer?" (PDF). Oxoniensia. LXXIII. ISSN 0308-5562.
- Lobel, Mary D, ed. (1959). "Charlton-on-Otmoor". 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. 80–92.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; ISBN 0-14-071045-0.