Steventon, Oxfordshire
Coordinates: 51°37′12″N 1°19′48″W / 51.620°N 1.330°W
| Steventon | |
 Steventon
Steventon shown within Oxfordshire |
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| Population | 1,502 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SU465915 |
| Civil parish | Steventon |
| 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 |
| Website | Steventon Oxfordshire Village Web |
| List of places: UK • England • Oxfordshire | |
Steventon is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Abingdon and a similar distance west of Didcot. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred to Oxfordshire.
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[edit] History
The village has a medieval causeway. Built by local monks in the Middle Ages, it runs the whole length of the village along its historic East–West axis. The causeway ends near the Church of England parish church of Saint Michael and All Angels, built in the 14th century by the Flemings.[2]
The Great Western Railway opened Steventon railway station in 1840. It was the main station for Oxford, 10 miles (16 km) to the north, until in 1844 the line form Didcot to Oxford was opened. Steventon station continued to serve the village until British Railways closed it 1964.
[edit] Amenities
Steventon has three public houses: the Cherry Tree[3] (Wadworth Brewery), The Fox[4] and the North Star, which is the oldest of the three. The annual music festival, the Truck Festival, is held at Steventon each July.
Steventon has a large village hall where many activities take place, for example, line dancing, dog shows, the village pantomime (every two years), ballet and the choral society. Stventon has one main shop, the Co-op.
[edit] References
- ^ "Area: Steventon CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=798763&c=OX13+6SG&d=16&e=15&g=481363&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1192388874293&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Information about the local area". Home Farm House Bed & Breakfast. http://www.miller-smithbandb.co.uk/local%20area.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ The Cherry Tree
- ^ The Fox at Steventon
[edit] Further reading
- Page, William; Ditchfield, P.H., eds. (1924). A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 365–369.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 227–228.
[edit] External links
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