Fyfield, Oxfordshire
Fyfield | |
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Abingdon | |
Postcode district | OX13 |
Dialling code | 01865 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Oxfordshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Fyfield is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Fyfield and Tubney, in the Vale of White Horse district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is about 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) west of Abingdon-on-Thames. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The village used to be on the main A420 road between Oxford and Faringdon, but a bypass now carries the main road just south of the village. In 1951 the parish had a population of 280.[2] On 1 April 1952 the parish was abolished and merged with Tubney to form "Fyfield and Tubney".[3]
Toponym
Fyfield's toponym is derived from the Old English Fif Hide (10th century).[4] It was spelt Fifhide from the 10th to the 16th century, but also Fivehide in the 11th century, Fifide from the 13th to the 15th century, Fifhede in the 15th century and Fighfield or Fyfylde in the 16th century. [4]
Manor
There has been a
The present manor house was built in about 1320[5] or 1325 and enlarged in the Elizbethan era.[6] It should not be confused with the nearby Manor Farmhouse, which was built in about 1700.[6]
Parish church
The
In 1893 a fire badly damaged the church and it was extensively restored thereafter.[4][7] The octagonal upper stages of the bell tower were added in the restoration.[4][7]
A parish school was built opposite the church in 1873.[4] It is now a private house.
Amenities
The White Hart
Oxfordshire County Council subsidised bus route 63 between Oxford and Southmoor links Fyfield with Oxford on weekdays. From Monday to Friday there are five departures a day from Fyfield to Oxford, and three buses a day from Oxford to Fyfield. There is no service on Saturday, Sunday, or Bank Holidays. The current contractor operating the route is Thames Travel.[10]
References
- ^ "Area: Fyfield and Tubney CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Fyfield AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Page & Ditchfield 1924, pp. 344–349.
- ^ a b c Pevsner 1966, p. 146.
- ^ a b Pevsner 1966, p. 147.
- ^ a b c d Pevsner 1966, p. 145.
- ^ a b c Ditchfield & Page 1907, p. 94.
- ^ "History". The White Hart Fyfield. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008.
- ^ "Thames Travel 63, Thames Travel 63S". Oxford Bus Company. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
Sources
- Ditchfield, PH; Page, William, eds. (1907). A History of the County of Berkshire. Victoria County History. Vol. II. London: Archibald Constable & Co. p. 94.
- Page, William; Ditchfield, PH, eds. (1924). A History of the County of Berkshire. Victoria County History. Vol. IV. assisted by John Hautenville Cope. London: The St Katherine Press. pp. 344–349.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 145–146.
External links
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