Kingston Bagpuize
Coordinates: 51°40′55″N 1°24′47″W / 51.682°N 1.413°W
| Kingston Bagpuize | |
 Kingston Bagpuize
Kingston Bagpuize shown within Oxfordshire |
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| Population | 1,955 (parish, with Southmoor) (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SU4098 |
| Civil parish | Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor |
| 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 | 01235 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Wantage (UK Parliament constituency) |
| Website | Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor Community Website |
| List of places: UK • England • Oxfordshire | |
Kingston Bagpuize (
/ˈkɪŋstən ˈbæɡpjuːz/)[2] is a village in the civil parish of Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor, about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Abingdon, Oxfordshire. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes.
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[edit] Geography
The village is adjacent to the junction of the A420 (Oxford - Swindon) and A415 (Abingdon - Witney) main roads. It is contiguous with Southmoor village to the west and about 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Longworth village.
[edit] History
The name Kingston Bagpuize is derived from the village's original name Kingston and the Anglicisation of Ralph-de-Bagpuis, a Norman nobleman who aided William of Normandy in the Norman conquest of England in 1066.
The Church of England parish church of Saint John the Baptist was built in 1799-1800.[3] The Gothic Revival architect Edwin Dolby added an apse and made other alterations to the building in 1882.[3]
Kingston Bagpuize House[4] appears to have been built in about 1720.[3] In the 20th century it was the home of John Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir, the son of the novelist John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir.
During the Second World War there was a satellite airfield of RAF Abingdon west of the village. Remnants of the control tower are still visible near the cricket club. The lower section of the avenue of trees leading down from Kingston Bagpuize House were cut down during this time for aircraft safety.[citation needed]
[edit] Amenities
Kingston Bagpuize Cricket Club[5] plays in The Oxford Times Cherwell Cricket League.[6] Kingston Bagpuize and Southmoor have a bowls club[7] and a Women's Institute.[8] Kingston Bagpuize has an Amateur theatre group. Kingston Bagpuize Drama Group [1]</ref>
[edit] References
- ^ "Area: Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor 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 22 March 2010.
- ^ http://www.kingston-bagpuize.com/history-snippet.htm
- ^ a b c Pevsner, 1966, page 160
- ^ Kingston Bagpuize House
- ^ Kingston Bagpuize Cricket Club
- ^ The Oxford Times Cherwell Cricket League: Kingston Bagpuize Cricket Club
- ^ Kingston Bagpuize and Southmoor Bowls Club
- ^ Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor Women's Institute
[edit] Sources and further reading
- Page, W.H.; Ditchfield, P.H., eds (1924). A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 349–353.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 160.
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