Garsington
Coordinates: 51°42′58″N 1°09′40″W / 51.716°N 1.161°W
| Garsington | |
 St. Mary's parish church |
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 Garsington
Garsington shown within Oxfordshire |
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| Population | 1,745 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SP5802 |
| Civil parish | Garsington |
| District | South Oxfordshire |
| Shire county | Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | OX44 |
| Dialling code | 01865 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Henley |
| Website | Garsington Parish Council |
| List of places: UK • England • Oxfordshire | |
Garsington is a village and civil parish about 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Oxford in Oxfordshire.
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[edit] Manor
Garsington Manor House was built in the 16th century and remodelled in the 17th century.[2] It was the home of Lady Ottoline Morrell, to whom there is a monument in St. Mary's parish church.
The Garsington Opera season used to be staged at Garsington Manor each summer.
[edit] Parish church
The earliest part of the Church of England parish church of Saint Mary is the Norman tower, built towards the end of the 12th century.[3] The Gothic Revival architect Joseph Clarke restored the building in 1849.[2] The bell tower has a ring of six bells.[4] The wedding scene in the film Amazing Grace was filmed at the church.[5]
[edit] Amenities
Garsington has three public houses: The Plough Inn, The Red Lion and the Three Horseshoes. There are also a village store, an estate agent, a hairdressing salon and a garden centre.
A parish school was built in Garsington in 1840. It was reorganised as a junior school in 1923.[3] It is now a Church of England primary school.[6]
Garsington Cricket Club[7] plays in Oxfordshire Cricket Association League Division One.[8]
The Garsington Society seeks to expand the knowledge of Garsington and its surrounding areas historically and geographically with talks held from time to time. The Society holds an annual Barn dance. Garsington has also a Women's Institute.[9]
[edit] Notable people
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James J. Pym, (circa 1847–93), recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, was born in Garsington. He emigrated to the USA and entered military service at Boston, Massachusetts. He was a private in Company B, 7th Cavalry. On 25 June 1876 at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, Montana, he "voluntarily went for water and secured the same under heavy fire"; this he accomplished despite being wounded. He was awarded his medal in October 1878 and was discharged on 10 December 1879. He died in Miles City, Montana on 28 November, 1893, shot by his wife's lover. He was buried in the Custer County Cemetery, Section B, Lot 55, with an undated military marker.
[edit] References
- ^ "Area: Garsington CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=798650&c=Garsington&d=16&e=15&g=480900&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1269207175406&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ a b Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 611.
- ^ a b Lobel 1957, pp. 134–156.
- ^ Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers, Oxford City Branch
- ^ Archbishops' Council. "St Mary, Garsington". A Church Near You. Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/garsington-st-mary/. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ Garsington Church of England Primary School
- ^ Garsington Cricket Club
- ^ Oxfordshire Cricket Association
- ^ Oxfordshire Federation of Women's Institutes
[edit] Sources
- Lobel, Mary D, ed. (1957). A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 5: Bullingdon Hundred. Victoria County History. pp. 134–156.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 610–612. ISBN 0 14 071045 0.
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