Watchfield
Watchfield | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Swindon | |
Postcode district | SN6 | |
Dialling code | 01793 | |
Police | Thames Valley | |
Fire | Oxfordshire | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
UK Parliament | ||
Website | Watchfield Parish Council | |
Watchfield is a village and
Toponym
Watchfield's toponym evolved from the Old English Wacenesfield in the 8th century via Wachenesfield in the 11th century, Wachenfeud in the 13th century, and Wachfeld, Wasshyngfeld and Watchyingfeld in the 16th century before reaching its present form.[2]
Churches
Watchfield was originally part of the Church of England parish of Shrivenham and therefore villagers were required to worship there at St. Andrew's parish church.
Economy and amenities
Watchfield consists partly of military accommodation for the
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Watchfield Festival 1975
On 23–31 August 1975, a former military site at Watchfield became the location of the
Landmarks
A little over a mile to the northwest of the village is Strattenborough Castle, built in 1792 as both a working farm and for the view from Coleshill House.[8]
References
- ^ "Area: Shrivenham CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ a b Page & Ditchfield, 1921, pages 531-543
- ^ a b Pevsner, 1966, page 259
- ^ Shrivenham & Ashbury Benefice
- ^ "Westmill Wind Farm Celebrates Success of Public Share Launch". Energy4All. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 14 November 2006.[dead link]
- ^ "Westmill Wind Farm Celebrates Success of Public Share Launch". Energy4All. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2008.[dead link]
- ^ Chan, Julia (1 November 2012). "Westmill Solar Park becomes world's largest co-operatively owned solar farm". Solar Power Portal. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Strattenborough Castle (1072498)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 26 May 2011.
Sources
- Page, W.H.; Ditchfield, P.H., eds. (1924). A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 531–543.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 259.