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A History of the County of Oxford
… of land about half a mile wide runs down to the River Cherwell, to include in the parish Sescut Farm, where there … rising to a height of 370 or 380 ft. ascending from the Cherwell on one side and dropping down on the other to the … strip of ground which ran down from the Islip road to the Cherwell, so that the landlords had farming reasons for …
A History of the County of Oxford
… part of the parish 2 (135 a.) on the eastern bank of the Cherwell, between Souldern and Somerton parishes, was … water-mill and a windmill. The water-mill, probably on the Cherwell, is mentioned in 1235, and was valued at 6 s. 8 d. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… may have extended as far east as the Glyme, or even the Cherwell, taking in half or possibly the whole of Glympton …
A History of the County of Oxford
… lay in the south-west of Cropredy parish between the River Cherwell on the east and the Hanwell Brook, which for a short … parish boundary), then by a hedge called tenseclose to the Cherwell, along the Cherwell to Hardwell (Hardwick) hedge, along the hedge to …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Hampton Poyle to which it was united in 1932. 1 The River Cherwell bounds it on the west and Bletchingdon parish on the … of roads direct to the lands on the west bank of the Cherwell, which today are connected with Hampton Gay only by … the church. From this nucleus footpaths lead to Shipton-on-Cherwell church as well as to Bletchingdon village. In 1709 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… POYLE This small parish lies on the east bank of the Cherwell some six miles north of Oxford. It is opposite the … Poyle with an area of 1,521 acres. 2 At Hampton Poyle the Cherwell enters upon the wide, flat flood-plain of its lower … way to Oxford Clay. 3 In 19489 extensive dredging of the Cherwell greatly decreased the danger of flooding. 4 The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… eastern boundaries follow the course of tributaries of the Cherwell. 2 The land lies mainly within the 400 ft. contour, … from Hanwell's mill, which stood on a tributary of the Cherwell in the extreme west of the parish 151 and was known …
A History of the County of Oxford
… where the level drops sharply to the water meadows of the Cherwell and the marshy ground bordering Bayswater Brook. … One of these was probably King's Mill, which stands on the Cherwell at the point at which the parishes of Headington, … period fisheries and watermeadows on the Thames and Cherwell had been separated from the manor and given to the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… eventually flow into the Sor Brook, a tributary of the Cherwell. 2 The woodless upland parts of the parish are well …
A History of the County of Oxford
… three villages, and the mill and fishery in the Thames and Cherwell then passed by several conveyances (with a quitclaim … out of the whole virgate. The fishery on the Thames and Cherwell up to Boy Mill (just below East Bridge) belonged to …