Bodicote
Coordinates: 52°02′10″N 1°19′52″W / 52.036°N 1.331°W
| Bodicote | |
 Parish Church of St John the Baptist |
|
 Bodicote
Bodicote shown within Oxfordshire |
|
| Population | 2,065 (2001 census)[1] |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | SP4637 |
| Civil parish | Bodicote |
| District | Cherwell |
| Shire county | Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Banbury |
| Postcode district | OX15 |
| Dialling code | 01295 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Banbury |
| Website | Bodicote Parish Council Website |
| List of places: UK • England • Oxfordshire | |
Bodicote is a village and civil parish 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the centre of Banbury in Oxfordshire.
Contents |
[edit] History
A windmill that stood next to the grove at the top of Bodicote is mentioned in the Domesday Book of AD 1086. Sor Brook, which forms the southern boundary of the parish, has a watermill.
The Church of England parish church of Saint John the Baptist has existed since at least the 13th century, and its chancel arch dates from that time.[2] The building has north and south aisles linked to the nave by 14th century arcades of three bays each.[2] There used to be a bell tower over the north aisle. In 1844 the architects John Plowman and H.J. Underwood effected an almost complete rebuilding of St. John's that included demolishing the old tower and replaced it with the current west tower.[2] The tower has a peal of eight bells.[3]
Bodicote House is a large Georgian house with a number of Victorian additions.[2] It is now the main office for Cherwell District Council.[4]
Bodicote Methodist church was built in 1845.[2]
[edit] Amenities
Bodicote has a large Church of England primary school.[5] The village has three public houses: The Bakers Arms, The Horse and Jockey and The Plough. There are also a hairdressing salon and a post office.
Bodicote Cricket Club plays in the South Northants Cricket League.[6][7] Bodicote has a Women's Institute.[8]
Every year since 2000 a group of local volunteers has organised the Bodfest village festival on King's Field. The festival typically takes place in late July and early August and includes live bands, a pig roast and a barn dance. A plastic duck race and raffle are held each spring on the Sor Brook to raise funds for the festival.[citation needed]
[edit] Planned expansion
Over the past few years there have been plans to build a new estate on the undeveloped College Fields adjoining both Bodicote and the Cherwell Heights housing estate of Banbury. In February 2006 Cherwell District Council voted to approve the plans despite a 20,000 signature petition against it. About 1,070 houses will be built in the estate, which will include local shops, a public house, a church, a restaurant, a school and other local services.[9][10][11] It is hoped that a BMX track will form part of the village's future expansion plans.
[edit] Transport
There is a weekday Stagecoach bus service to Banbury and Oxford Via Adderbury, Deddington and Kidlington.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Area: Bodicote CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=798548&c=Bodicote&d=16&e=15&g=480113&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1268134876495&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 483
- ^ Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers, Banbury Branch: Bodicote
- ^ Cherwell District Council
- ^ Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School
- ^ Bodicote Cricket Club
- ^ South Northants Cricket League
- ^ Oxfordshire Federation of Women's Institutes
- ^ College Fields planning application
- ^ http://consult.cherwell.gov.uk/portal/ldf/sa/bncio?pointId=chapter_58
- ^ http://www.cherwell.gov.uk/bodicotepc/media/pdf/r/r/100713_GE_B_Exhibition_Boards_low_res.pdf
[edit] Sources
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 483. ISBN 0 14 071045 0.
[edit] External links
Media related to Bodicote at Wikimedia Commons
|
|||||||||||
