Ascott d'Oyley
Appearance
Ascott d'Oyley | |
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![]() The listed manor house behind the earthworks that remain of the castle | |
Location within Oxfordshire | |
OS grid reference | SP3018 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Oxfordshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Ascott d'Oyley is a village in Oxfordshire, England.
Ascott d’Oyley with its sister village Ascott Earl together form the larger community of Ascott-under-Wychwood.
Ascott d’Oyley is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as having 14 households and a mill, under the lordship of Roger d'Oilly, and tenanted by Robert d’Oilly, whose family gives the village its name.[1]
An earthmound marks the remains of Ascott d’Oyley Castle.[2] dating from c.1130. The Manor house is listed grade II*.[3]
Today the village consists of stone-built houses and cottages grouped around the High Street and Mill Lane.
Ascott d'Oyley is served by Windrush Valley School and Ascott-under-Wychwood railway station.
See also
References
- ^ "Ascot d'Oyley", Open Domesday
- ^ "Ascott d’Oyley Castle", Ecastles.co.uk
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1052609)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
External links
Media related to Ascott d'Oyley at Wikimedia Commons
- Ascot [d'Oyley] in the Domesday Book