Steventon, Oxfordshire
| Steventon | |
|---|---|
 Cottages along the Causeway, Steventon | |
| Population | 1,502 (2001 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SU465915 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Abingdon |
| Postcode district | OX13 |
| Dialling code | 01235 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Steventon Oxfordshire Village Web |
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. Located west of the A34 Milton Interchange it was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred to Oxfordshire.
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.
Several of the older properties in Steventon have been modelled by Pendon Museum.
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. Both The Fox and North Star have Aunt Sally pitches and regularly enter teams into the Abingdon & District Aunt Sally League.[5] The annual music festival, the Truck Festival, is held at Steventon each July.
The village green has a cricket pitch and the Steventon Sports and Social Club which also plays Aunt Sally.
Steventon also has a large village hall near the village green where many activities take place, for example, line dancing, dog shows, the village pantomime (every two years), ballet and the choral society. Steventon has one main shop, the Co-op, and still maintains a working bakery.
References
- ^ "Area: Steventon CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Information about the local area". Home Farm House Bed & Breakfast. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ The Cherry Tree
- ^ The Fox at Steventon
- ^ "Abingdon & District Aunt Sally League".
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.
External links
Media related to Steventon, Oxfordshire at Wikimedia Commons
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