Population 274 (2001 census) Civil parish Great Coxwell Dialling code 01367 | OS grid reference SU270935 Sovereign state United Kingdom UK parliament constituency Wantage | |
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Large heron at historic great coxwell tithe barn faringdon oxfordshire england uk
Great Coxwell is a village and civil parish about 2 miles (3 km) southwest of Faringdon in the Vale of White Horse, England. It was in Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.
Contents
- Large heron at historic great coxwell tithe barn faringdon oxfordshire england uk
- Map of Great Coxwell Faringdon UK
- Great coxwell the cistercian tithe barn c 1300
- History
- Church
- Great Coxwell Barn
- Badbury Hill
- References
Map of Great Coxwell, Faringdon, UK
The village stands on the Corallian limestone beds on the northern slope of the Vale of White Horse.
Great coxwell the cistercian tithe barn c 1300
History
The Domesday Book of 1086 records that King Harold held the manor before the Norman Conquest of England. In 1205 the manor was granted to Beaulieu Abbey, which held it until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. In 1540 the manor was bought by Thomas Morris, whose descendants sold it in 1638 to the Pratt family.
Church
The Church of England parish church of Saint Giles is on a ridge at the south end of the village. Parts of the church date from about 1200. The west tower was added in the 15th century. The tower has a ring of five bells. Three were cast in 1738: two including the tenor bell by Henry Bagley of Chacombe. Another was cast by James Wells of Aldbourne, Wiltshire in 1824, and the tenor bell was cast by Mears and Stainbank in 1911. The bells are currently unringable.
The churchyard is now managed as a wildlife area. It contains over 100 species of wildflower, including the rare wild clary (Salvia verbenaca).
Great Coxwell Barn
On the northern edge of the village is a large 14th-century tithe barn, built for Beaulieu Abbey to store the crop of its monastic grange. The barn is now in the care of the National Trust.
Badbury Hill
Badbury Hill is in the north of the parish. There is an Iron Age hill fort on its summit, and there is ancient woodland on its slopes. The hill is in the care of the National Trust.