Crawley, Oxfordshire

Coordinates: 51°48′22″N 1°30′25″W / 51.806°N 1.507°W / 51.806; -1.507
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Crawley
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWitney
Postcode districtOX29
Dialling code01993
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteCrawley Village
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51°48′22″N 1°30′25″W / 51.806°N 1.507°W / 51.806; -1.507

Crawley is a village and

2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 155.[1]

Archaeology

There is a pair of

Roman road, passes through the parish about 1+1⁄4 miles (2 km) north of the village. In 1964 a 13th-century medieval iron arrowhead was found in the Windrush at Crawley.[3]

History

Uphill Farmhouse was built in the 17th century.[4][5] Crawley's chapel of Saint Peter was built in 1837 as a chapel of ease for the Church of England parish church at Hailey, Oxfordshire.[4] It has ceased to be used for worship and has been converted into a private house.[6] Crawley village is above a sharp bend on the Windrush. The present road bridge across the river is probably late 18th-century.[7] Crawley Mill on the Windrush was part of the Witney area's former blanket-making industry. It has a mill stream and was originally water-powered but was later converted to steam power. It is now an industrial estate.

Amenities

Crawley has two public houses: the 17th-century[8] Lamb Inn[9] and the Crawley Inn.

References

  1. Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original
    on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. ^ Historic England (13 November 1972). "Pair of bowl barrows immediately south of Blindwell Wood (1015212)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  3. ^ Wadge 2008, pp. 15, 18.
  4. ^ a b Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 559.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Uphill Farmhouse (Grade II) (1199893)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Crawley". Oxfordshire Churches & Chapels. Brian Curtis. Archived from the original on 9 December 2009.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Crawley Bridge, Dry Lane (Grade II) (1053483)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  8. ^ Historic England. "The Lamb Inn (Grade II) (1053487)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  9. ^ The Lamb Inn @ Crawley

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