Enstone
Enstone is a village and
Toponym
Enstone takes its name from a standing stone called the Ent Stone, part of the ruins of a neolithic tomb just off Charlbury Road. The feature, also known as the Hoar Stone,[2][4] is a scheduled monument.[5]
Places of worship
Church of England
The earliest parts of the
In about 1450, the south aisle was widened, wide arches being opened on both sides of the former chancel and both aisles extended eastwards to form side chapels beside the new arches. Most of the present windows in the north aisle were added in the 15th or early 16th centuries. Early in the 16th century, a chantry chapel with a rib-vaulted ceiling was added on the south side of the later chancel and a wide arch built to link it with the chancel. Little of the chapel remains except the corbels of the vaulting. The bell tower was built in the mid-16th century.[6] The side windows of the chancel are also Tudor.[7]
In 1856, St Kenelm's was restored under the direction of the Oxford Diocesan architect G. E. Street,[6] and the lych gate[7] and west doorway were added. In about 1870, the present east window of the chancel was inserted, along with a window on the corner between the chancel and the north-east chapel.[6] A stained-glass window installed in the north aisle as a First World War memorial may have been done by Morris & Co.[7] St Kenelm's is a Grade II* listed building.[8] The tower has a ring of six bells. W. and J. Taylor of Loughborough, Leicestershire, cast the treble, second, third, and fifth bells in 1831,[9] presumably at the foundry they had at Oxford at that time. John Taylor & Co cast the fourth and tenor bells at their Loughborough foundry in 1961 and 1981 respectively.[9]
East of St Kenelm's church is a medieval
Other denominations
The
Amenities
The primary school in Neat Enstone dates back to 1875.
Enstone Sports Football Club plays at Step 7 level.
RAF Enstone
RAF Enstone, north-east of Church Enstone, was an
In popular culture
Enstone in bygone times is described in Lifting the Latch, a biography of the farm labourer Mont Abbott, by Sheila Stewart.
Formula One team
South-east of Enstone Aerodrome is a disused quarry, now the site of the Whiteways Technical Centre, where the Formula One motor racing Alpine F1 Team is based.[2] The F1 team, then named Benetton Formula, moved from Witney to Enstone in 1992.[24] Renault purchased the team in 2000 and in 2002 renamed it as the Renault F1 Team. At the end of 2009, Genii Capital acquired a majority stake in the team with the involvement of Lotus Cars. It was renamed first Lotus Renault GP and then the Lotus F1 Team. In 2015, Renault re-acquired the team and named it the Renault Sport F1 Team. The firm announced in 2020 that the team would be renamed again as the Alpine F1 Team from the 2021 season, after its sports-car marque of the same name,[25] winning the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix with Esteban Ocon.[26]
Drivers with the team have won the drivers' championship four times: Michael Schumacher in 1994 and 1995, and Fernando Alonso in 2005 and 2006. The team has won the constructors' championship three times: as Benetton in 1995, and as Renault in 2005 and 2006. The team's car for the 2012 season was named the Lotus E20, E20 being a tribute to the team members and their 20-year history and achievements at the Enstone facility.[27]
The Enstone Marvels
In the 1630s
References
- ^ a b "Area: Enstone (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics (ONS). Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d "About Enstone". EnstoneVillage.co.uk. EnstoneVillage.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Parish. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 595.
- ^ Historic England. "Hoar stone portal dolmen situated in Enstone Firs (1012989)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 593.
- ^ a b c d Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 594.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Kenelm (1052805)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ a b Davies, Peter (8 January 2007). "Church Enstone S Kenelm". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Rectorial Tithe Barn (1368063)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ a b Crossley 1983, pp. 131–143.
- A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ David Runciman: "Do Your Homework". London Review of Books, 16 March 2017.
- ^ Forebears Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Enstone Primary School". www.Enstone.oxon.sch.uk. Enstone Primary School. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Short inspection, February 2017: Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ Historic England (30 August 1988). "The Crown Inn (Grade II) (1200432)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Sycamore Gallery". www.SycamoreGallery.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 May 2009.
- ^ "Oxfordshire Federation of Women's Institutes". www.OxfordshireFWI.FreeUK.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2003.
- ^ "Enstone Village". EnstoneVillage.co.uk. EnstoneVillage.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ Old Airfields website: Oxfordshire. RAF Enstone[permanent dead link]
- ^ Control Towers website: RAF Enstone
- ^ "F1 interview: Michael Schumacher". F1SeasonReview.com. Hubbaguru. October 1992. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ Smith, Luke (6 September 2020). "Renault to be rebranded as Alpine for 2021 F1 season". motorsport.com. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Ocon claims shock maiden victory in action-packed Hungarian Grand Prix, as Vettel disqualified from P2". formula1.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- Haymarket Publishing. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ a b George C. Boon (2004). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- ^ The Hanwell Park Project: Enstone Marvels
- ^ The Several Speeches and Songs at the Presentment of the Rock at Enston, Oxon. (1636).
- ^ Graves, Robert. Wife to Mr Milton, Chapter 3
Sources
- Crossley, Alan (ed.); Baggs, A.P.; Colvin, Christina; Colvin, H.M.; Cooper, Janet; Day, C.J.; Selwyn, Nesta; Tomkinson, A. (1983). "Heythrop". A History of the County of Oxford. Victoria County History. Vol. 11: Wootton Hundred (northern part). pp. 131–143.
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- Jordan, John (1857). A Parochial History of Enstone, in the County of Oxford: Being an Attempt to Exemplify the Compilation of Parochial Histories.
- Lattey, R.T. (1952–53). "Field Names of Enstone and Little Tew Parishes, Oxon". Oxoniensia. XVII–XVIII. Oxford: Oxford Architectural and Historical Society: 265–266.
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- Sherwood, Jennifer; ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
- Stewart, Sheila (1988). Lifting The Latch: A Life on the Land – Based on the Life of Mont Abbott of Enstone, Oxfordshire. Day Books. ISBN 978-0-9532213-3-2.
- Wood-Jones, Raymond B. (1956). "The Rectorial Barn at Church Enstone". Oxoniensia. XXI. Oxford: Oxford Architectural and Historical Society: 43–48.