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Blackthorn is a village and civil parish in the Cherwell District of Oxfordshire about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Bicester. The parish is bounded by the River Ray to the south, tributaries of the Ray to the east and north and field boundaries to the west. The parish's eastern boundary forms part of the county's with Buckinghamshire.
Godington is a village and civil parish about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Bicester in Oxfordshire.The parish is bounded on all but the west side by a brook called the Birne, which at this point forms also the county boundary with Buckinghamshire.
Piddington is a village and civil parish about 4.5 miles (7 km) southeast of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. It lies close to the border with Buckinghamshire. Its toponym has been attributed to the Old English Pyda's tun. [1] The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 370. [2]
It is thought to have been L-shaped, but after Sir Edward Page-Turner bought the manor in 1749 he had the south wing demolished and the surviving wing turned into a farmhouse. [3] In 1838 the house's oak panelling was sold. [3] In 1860 the house was modernised and its Elizabethan porch, gables, stone roof and mullioned windows were all removed. [3]
The Launton Village Players is an amateur theatre group living in and around Launton who perform an annual pantomime at The Cooper School in Bicester, and musical shows and plays in the village. [18] The village has a Woods on your Doorstep [19] at Island Pond Wood, managed by The Woodland Trust. [20]
There are several theories about the origin of the name Bicester. It may be derived from a personal name Beorna, meaning the 'Fort of the Warriors', or it may from the Latin for Bi-cester, which means 'two forts'—a Roman fortress at Alchester is 2 miles (3 km) southwest of the town, [10] [11] [12] and Chesterton village is on the course of Akeman Street, the Roman road between Watling Street ...
Upper Heyford is a village and civil parish about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,295. [1] The village is just east of the River Cherwell. "Upper" distinguishes it from Lower Heyford which is about 1 mile (1.6 km) "lower", downstream along the Cherwell valley.
Ambrosden is a village and civil parish in Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England, 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Bicester to which it is linked by the A41 road, and 13 miles (21 km) from Oxford. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 2,248. [ 1 ]