Wroxton
| Wroxton | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Banbury | |
| Postcode district | OX15 | |
| Dialling code | 01295 | |
| Police | Thames Valley | |
| Fire | Oxfordshire | |
| Ambulance | South Central | |
| UK Parliament | ||
| Website | Wroxton Village Web Site | |
Wroxton is a village and
Wroxton Abbey
Wroxton Abbey is a Jacobean country house on the site of a former Augustinian priory.[2][3] Since 1965 Wroxton Abbey has been home to Fairleigh Dickinson University. The Wroxton Abbey grounds are open to the public although during 2020 and much of 2021 they were closed due to risk of falling timber. On 3 September 2021 the grounds re-opened.[4]
Churches
Church of England
Wroxton is recorded as having a church in 1217,
Roman Catholic
The
Methodist
Goodman
Oxfordshire Ironstone Railway
An ironstone quarry northwest of the village was opened in 1917 and worked heavily in the Second World War. It had its own railway, the Oxfordshire Ironstone Railway, that linked it to the Great Western Railway near Banbury. The quarry and its railway closed in 1967. A newer quarry close by is now served by road transport only.
Amenities
Wroxton has a hotel and two
References
- Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ Page 1907, pp. 101–102.
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 862.
- ^ "Grounds of popular Banbury area walking destination reopen to the public".
- ^ Lobel & Crossley 1969, pp. 171–188.
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 860–861.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (Grade II*) (1300046)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- Central Council for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "St Thomas of Canterbury, Stratford Road, Wroxton, OX15 6QW". Archdiocese of Birmingham. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Wroxton". Oxfordshire Churches & Chapels. Brian Curtis. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Wroxton Commercial Property for Sale – Primelocation".
- ^ Historic England. "The North Arms Public House (Grade II) (1185033)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "The North Arms". Wroxton Village Web Site. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Village pub near Banbury goes on the market".
- ^ Historic England. "White Horse Public House (Grade II) (1185161)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ The White Horse Inn
- ^ Historic England. "Wroxton Hotel including Suites 1, 2 and 3 (Grade II) (1369619)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ Wroxton House Hotel
- ^ Wroxton C of E Primary School
Sources and further reading
- Chambers, R.A.; Harman, Mary (1986). "Romano-British Burials from Wroxton, Oxon. 1980" (PDF). Oxoniensia. LI. Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society: 38–56.
- ISBN 978-0-19722-726-8.
- Page, W.H., ed. (1907). A History of the County of Oxford. Victoria County History. Vol. 2: Ecclesiastical History, etc. Westminster: Archibald Constable& Co. pp. 101–102.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
- ISBN 1-870-754-026.
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