Fyfield, Oxfordshire
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This article is about Fyfield, between Oxford and Faringdon. It is to be distinguished from Fifield, Oxfordshire, which is in the Wychwood, and Fifield, Berkshire, which is in Bray.
Coordinates: 51°41′10″N 1°23′20″W / 51.686°N 1.389°W
| Fyfield | |
 St. Nicholas' parish church |
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 Fyfield
Fyfield shown within Oxfordshire |
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| Population | 540 (parish, including Tubney) (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SU4298 |
| Civil parish | Fyfield and Tubney |
| District | Vale of White Horse |
| Shire county | Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Abingdon |
| Postcode district | OX13 |
| Dialling code | 01865 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Wantage |
| List of places: UK • England • Oxfordshire | |
Fyfield is a village in Fyfield and Tubney civil parish, about 4.5 miles (7 km) west of Abingdon. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The village used to be on the main A420 road between Oxford and Faringdon, but a bypass now carries the main road just south of the village.
The White Hart public house in the village was formerly a chantry house, built in the 15th century by the executors of Sir John Golafre (died 1442). It has been owned by St John's College, Oxford since 1580.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Area: Fyfield and Tubney CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=798742&c=Kingston&d=16&e=15&g=481381&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1269302378140&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ The White Hart Fyfield: History
[edit] Further reading
- Page, W.H.; Ditchfield, P.H., eds. (1907). A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 2. Victoria County History. Archibald Constable & Co. p. 94.
- Page, W.H.; Ditchfield, P.H., eds. (1924). A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 344–349.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 145–146.
[edit] External links
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