Worton (hamlet), Oxfordshire

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Coordinates: 51°48′04″N 1°20′10″W / 51.801°N 1.336°W / 51.801; -1.336
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This article is about hamlet in Cassington civil parish. For the parish that includes the villages of Nether Worton and Over Worton, see Worton (civil parish), Oxfordshire.

Worton
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Region
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Post townWitney
Postcode districtOX29
Dialling code01865
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51°48′04″N 1°20′10″W / 51.801°N 1.336°W / 51.801; -1.336

Worton is a hamlet in Cassington civil parish, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Oxford.

History

The

Dissolution of the Monasteries it passed first to Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford and then in 1546 to Christ Church college.[1] Christ Church sold its land at Worton in the 1950s.[1]

D'Ivry's share became part of the

public house, the Crown, was trading in Worton from the 1750s but had closed by 1796.[2]

Economy

Commercial activities at Worton include

livery stables and holiday cottages.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Crossley & Elrington, 1990, pages 40-44
  2. ^ a b c Crossley & Elrington, 1990, pages 36-40
  3. ^ Worton Park Farm

Sources

Baggs, A.P.; Blair, W.J.; Chance, Eleanor; Colvin, Christina; Cooper, Janet; Day, C.J.; Selwyn, Nesta; Townley, S.C. (1990). Crossley, Alan; Elrington, C.R. (eds.).

ISBN 978-0-19-722774-9
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