Fencott
| Fencott | |
|---|---|
 Corner Farm, Fencott | |
  Fencott Location withinOxfordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP574160 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Kidlington |
| Postcode district | OX5 |
| Dialling code | 01865 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Fencott and Murcott Parish Council |
Fencottis ahamletbetween theRiver RayandOtmoorin thecivil parishofFencott and Murcott,about 4 miles (6.4 km) south ofBicesterinOxfordshire, England.
History
[edit]In 1542the Crowngranted most of the land at Murcott to the Dean and Chapter ofWestminster Abbey.[1]They retained it until the end of the 19th century, when it passed to theEcclesiastical Commissioners.[1]There was also onehideof land that belonged toAbingdon Abbey.[1]In about 1180 the Abbot of Abingdon gave this holding in an exchange of land to one William Turpin.[1]In 1230Godstow Abbeybought the land from Osbert Turpin, but had to continue payingquit-rentto Abingdon Abbey.[1]At thedissolution of the monasteriesin the 1530s the land passed tothe Crown,which disposed of it in 1553.[1]Fencott used to have apublic house,the Black Bull. It closed before 1939, but there is still a Black Bull Lane in the hamlet.[1]
References
[edit]Sources and further reading
[edit]- Chambers, R.A. (1986). "A Roman Timber Bridge at Ivy Farm, Fencott with Murcott, Oxon., 1979".Oxoniensia.LI.Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society:31–36.
- Lobel, Mary D,ed. (1959).A History of the County of Oxford, Volume 6.Victoria County History.pp. 80–92.
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