Great Coxwell
| Great Coxwell | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Faringdon | |
| Postcode district | SN7 | |
| Dialling code | 01367 | |
| Police | Thames Valley | |
| Fire | Oxfordshire | |
| Ambulance | South Central | |
| UK Parliament | ||
| Website | Great Coxwell | |
Great Coxwell is a village and
Topography
The parish is 2+1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) long north–south and slightly more than 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) wide east–west. Part of its southern boundary is formed by a stream that flows west to join the River Cole south of Coleshill, about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the parish. The stream runs in the bottom of a valley that runs roughly from east to west. Part of the parish's western boundary is formed by a brook that joins that stream. The southeast boundary was changed in the 20th century so that it follows the A420 road. Part of the northern boundary is in Badbury Forest. For the remainder the parish is bounded by field boundaries.
In 1924 the parish covered 1,435 acres (581 ha),
Badbury Hill
Badbury Hill is in the north of the parish. On its summit is an
Toponym
The Domesday Book of 1086 records the toponym as Cocheswelle. 13th- and 14th-century records call it Great Cokewell or Cokeswell. In 15th-century records it is Cokeswylle or Cokyswell. The earliest known record of the modern spelling Coxwell is from the 18th century.[5] "Great" distinguishes the place from neighbouring Little Coxwell, whose village is 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) east of Great Coxwell. The two parishes share a common boundary.
Manor
The Domesday Book records that
The Morris family held the estate until 1638 when it was sold to George Pratt, who already held the neighbouring estate of Coleshill. The Pratt family held both Great Coxwell and Coleshill estates until 1700, when they were sold to George Pratt Richmond, also known as Webb. The estate was still in the Webb family early in the 19th century.[5] Some decades later Ernest Cook (1865–1955), grandson of the pioneer travel agent Thomas Cook, acquired numerous estates including Coleshill, and thus Great Coxwell. Cook left his estates to the National Trust.
Great Coxwell Barn
On the northern edge of the village is a
Parish church
The Church of England parish church of Saint Giles is on a ridge in the southern part of the village. Parts of the church date from about 1200.[10] The west tower was added in the 15th century.[5] The tower has a ring of five bells. Henry Bagley of Chacombe cast the treble, third and fourth bell in 1738. James Wells of Aldbourne, Wiltshire cast the second bell in 1824. Mears and Stainbank of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast the tenor bell in 1911. There is also a Sanctus bell that John Taylor cast in 1839, presumably at his then foundry in Oxford. The bells are currently unringable.[11] The churchyard is now managed for wildlife. It has more than 100 species of wild flower, including wild clary, Salvia verbenaca.[12]
Public transport
Stagecoach West Gold bus route S6 between Swindon and Oxford via Faringdon passes along the Coxwell Road between Faringdon and the A420 then east of the village on the A420 road. Buses run generally every 20 minutes from Mondays to Saturdays and every 30 minutes on Sundays.[13] The nearest stops are at Little Coxwell Turn on the A420 (SU2763393552) and Great Coxwell Turn on the Coxwell Road (SU2777093885).
References
- ISBN 9780340254875.
- ^ Arnold-Baker 1973[page needed]
- ^ United Kingdom census (2021). "PP012 - Age". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ United Kingdom census (2021). "PP001 - Number of Households". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Page & Ditchfield 1924, pp. 487–489.
- National Trust. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ Page & Ditchfield 1924, pp. 81–82.
- ^ Historic England. "The Great Barn (Grade I) (1183045)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Tithe Barn (1006313)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Pevsner 1966, p. 147.
- Central Council for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "St Giles Church, Great Coxwell". Faringdon on line. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008.
- ^ "Swindon • Faringdon Faringdon • Oxford S6" (PDF). Stagecoach Group. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
Sources
- Arnold-Baker, Charles (1973). The Local Government Act 1972. London: Butterworth & Co.[page needed]
- Page, WH, eds. (1907). "House of Cistercian monks: The cell or grange of Faringdon". A History of the County of Berkshire. Victoria County History. Vol. II. London: Archibald Constable& Co. pp. 81–82.
- Page, WH; Ditchfield, PH, eds. (1924). "Parishes: Great Coxwell". A History of the County of Berkshire. Victoria County History. Vol. IV. London: St Catherine Press. pp. 487–489.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 147–148.
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