Minster Lovell
Minster Lovell | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Witney | |
Postcode district | OX29 | |
Dialling code | 01993 | |
Police | Thames Valley | |
Fire | Oxfordshire | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
UK Parliament | ||
Website | Minster Lovell Parish Council | |
Minster Lovell is a village and
Archaeology
In 1952 a Neolithic stone
History
The village was named Minstre, situated in the ancient
The
Lord Lovell forfeited his lands to the Crown in 1485, and the property passed through several owners until it was bought in 1603 by
Amenities
Minster Lovell has three
Minster Lovell Cricket Club was founded in 1896.[12] Its teams play in the Cherwell Cricket League after the club's first team won a treble of OCA League Division 1, Airey Cup and Tony Pullinger T20 Cup in 2016. Minster Lovell won Cherwell League Division 4 at the first attempt in 2017. The first team subsequently gained promotion to Division 2 the following season, but were relegated back to Division 3 in 2019. [13] The club has a second ground 3 miles (5 km) away at Brize Norton.[12]
References
- Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ Rowley 1978, pp. 147, 149 & 173.
- ^ Zeuner 1952, p. 240.
- ^ Harden 1940, p. 165.
- ^ Open Domesday Online: Minster Lovell, accessed January 2017
- ^ a b c d Townley 2006, pp. 199–204
- ^ Townley 2006, pp. 177–184.
- ^ a b Townley 2006, pp. 184–192
- ^ Bacon & Lumby 1881, p. 37.
- ^ Old Swan & Minster Mill
- ^ Minster Lovell Parish Council
- ^ a b Minster Lovell Cricket Club Archived 31 January 2013 at archive.today
- ^ Oxfordshire Cricket Association 2009[permanent dead link]
Sources and further reading
- Lumby, Joseph Rawson (ed.). Bacon's History of the Reign of King Henry VII, with Notes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 37.
- Harden, D.B. (1940). "The Geological Origin of Four Stone Axes Found in the Oxford District" (PDF). Oxoniensia. V. Oxford Architectural and Historical Society: 165.
- Page, William, ed. (1907). "The Priory of Minster Lovell". A History of the County of Oxford. Victoria County History. Vol. 2. London: Archibald Constable& Co. pp. 162–163.
- Paine, Crispin (1978). "Working-class housing in Oxfordshire" (PDF). ISSN 0308-5562.
- Rowley, Trevor (1978). Villages in the Landscape. Archaeology in the Field Series. London: ISBN 0-460-04166-5.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
- ISSN 0308-5562.
- Tiller, Kate (1985). "Charterville and the Chartist Land Company" (PDF). ISSN 0308-5562.
- Townley, Simon C. (ed.); Colvin, Christina; Cragoe, Carol; Ortenberg, Veronica; Peberdy, R.B.; Selwyn, Nesta; Williamson, Elizabeth (2006). A History of the County of Oxford. )
- ISSN 0958-8418.