Thrupp, Oxfordshire
| Thrupp | |
|---|---|
 Thrupp Yard Cottages | |
  Thrupp Location withinOxfordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP4815 |
| 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 | |
Thruppis ahamletin thecivil parishofShipton-on-Cherwell and Thrupp,in theCherwelldistrict, in the county ofOxfordshire,England. It is beside theOxford Canaland close to theRiver Cherwell,just north ofKidlington.
History
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Before theNorman conquest of Englandin 1066Stigand,Archbishop of Canterburyheld themanorof Thrupp. In 1070 Stigand was deposed andWilliam the Conquerorconfiscated his lands. William granted Thrupp toRoger d'Ivry,who sold it toWadard,aknightin William's court.[1]In 1086 Thrupp was such a small settlement that theDomesday Bookdid not record it as having any tenants.[2]Thrupp has the remains of a 15th century cross carved fromlocal Jurassic limestone.The cross itself has been lost, but the base and rather weathered shaft survive.[3]The present Manor Farm buildings date from the early part of the 17th century. As well as the farmhouse there are agranaryanddovecotefrom the same period.[4]The farm used to have awatermillpowered by the River Cherwell.[3]
In 1788 the Oxford Canal was extended southwards from Northbrook Lock just north ofTackleytowardsKidlingtonandOxford.[5]It roughly parallels the River Cherwell until Thrupp, where it turns away from the river in a right-angle around Manor Farm to approach Oxford along the valley of theRiver Thamesrather than that of the Cherwell. The canal company bought the manorial watermill, demolished most of it, and built a row of cottages beside the canal in its place. They used to be called Salt Row, and one historian suggests that they served as salt warehouses.[6]In the 18th century Thrupp had twopublic houses:the Axe which is now the Boat Inn, and the Three Horseshoes which closed in 1924. In the 20th century the Britannia opened on the main Banbury Road. It has since been renamed the Jolly Boatman.[7]Both the Boat Inn and the Jolly Boatman are now controlled byGreene King Brewery.
Thrupp has noChurch of England parish churchof its own. In 1876WoodstockBaptistChurch converted a house in Thrupp into a chapel. In 1953 the Baptists built a new church in nearby Kidlington, and in 1954 Thrupp chapel was consequently closed and sold.[8]It has since been converted back into a house,[9]but retains the external appearance of a chapel that it acquired in 1876. The 15th century cross, which may have originally stood on the main Banbury Road, now stands in front of the former chapel. At the end of the road through Thrupp is adrawbridgeacross the canal. On the other side is a yard with three cottages with a common thatched roof. In 1989ITVTelevision filmed scenes for theInspector Morsedrama series episodeThe Last Enemynear the canal and the Boat Inn.[citation needed]
Thrup was formerly a hamlet in the parish of Kidlington,[10]in 1866 Thrup became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1955 the parish was abolished and merged withShipton on Cherwellto form "Shipton on Cherwell and Thrup".[11]In 1951 the parish had a population of 154.[12]
References
[edit]- ^Cherwell District Council, 2007, page 24, section 9.2.1
- ^Cherwell District Council, 2007, page 24, section 9.2.3
- ^abCherwell District Council, 2007, page 26, section 10.8
- ^Cherwell District Council, 2007, page 25, section 10.3
- ^Compton 1976,p. 37.
- ^Richards J, 1971, cited in Cherwell District Council, 2007, page 25, section 10.3
- ^Cherwell District Council, 2007, page 24, section 9.2.7
- ^Crossley & Elrington 1990,pp. 210–211.
- ^Cherwell District Council, 2007, page 24, section 9.2.6
- ^"History of Thrup, in Cherwell and Oxfordshire".A Vision of Britain through Time.Retrieved25 May2024.
- ^"Relationships and changes Thrup CP/Hmlt through time".A Vision of Britain through Time.Retrieved25 May2024.
- ^"Population statistics Thrup CP/Hmlt through time".A Vision of Britain through Time.Retrieved25 May2024.
Sources
[edit]- Cherwell District Council(August 2007).Hampton Gay, Shipton-on-Cherwell and Thrupp Conservation Area Appraisal.Bodicote: Cherwell District Council. pp. 24–26.
- Compton, Hugh J. (1976).The Oxford Canal.Newton Abbot:David & Charles.ISBN0-7153-7238-6.
- Crossley, Alan;Elrington, C.R.,eds. (1990)."Kidlington: Protestant nonconformity".A History of the County of Oxford.Victoria County History.Vol. 12: Wootton Hundred (South) including Woodstock. pp. 210–211.ISBN978-0-19-722774-9.
- Richards, J. (1971).Thrupp, a study of the "isolated beauty" of the industrial revolution.[clarification needed]
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