Area 10.28 km (3.97 sq mi) Civil parish Wroxton Region South East Shire county Oxfordshire | OS grid reference SP4141 District Cherwell Local time Thursday 12:24 PM | |
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Population 546 (parish, including Balscote) (2011 Census) Weather 12°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 63% Humidity | ||
Wroxton house hotel banbury
Wroxton is a village and civil parish in the north of Oxfordshire about 3 miles (5 km) west of Banbury. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 546.
Contents
- Wroxton house hotel banbury
- Map of Wroxton Banbury UK
- Best western plus wroxton house hotel banbury
- Wroxton Abbey
- Church of England
- Roman Catholic
- Methodist
- Oxfordshire Ironstone Railway
- Amenities
- References
Map of Wroxton, Banbury, UK
Best western plus wroxton house hotel banbury
Wroxton Abbey
Wroxton Abbey is a Jacobean country house on the site of a former Augustinian priory.
Church of England
Wroxton is recorded as having a church in 1217, but the present Church of England parish church of All Saints is early 14th century. A Perpendicular Gothic clerestory and porch were added early in the 15th century. The west tower was designed by Sanderson Miller and in 1748, paid for by Lord North, who owned Wroxton Abbey. All Saints' is a Grade II* listed building.
The tower has a ring of five bells, all cast by Henry I Bagley of Chacombe in 1676.
All Saints' is now one of eight neighbouring parishes in the Benefice of Ironstone.
Roman Catholic
The Roman Catholic church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury was built in 1894. It is unusual in having a thatched roof.
Methodist
Goodman Methodist Church was built in 1935 and was a member of Banbury Methodist Circuit. It is now a private house.
Oxfordshire Ironstone Railway
An ironstone quarry northwest of the village was opened in 1917 and worked heavily in the Second World War. It had its own railway, the Oxfordshire Ironstone Railway, that linked it to the Great Western Railway near Banbury. The quarry and its railway closed in 1967. A newer quarry close by is now served by road transport only.
Amenities
Wroxton has two public houses and a hotel.
The North Arms in Mills Lane, named after Lord North, is 17th-century with a 19th-century extension. It was controlled by Greene King Brewery. The present owner wants to turn it into a house.
The White Horse in Stratford Road is mid-18th-century. Its proprietors state it was built in 1730 and has been licensed as a pub since 1756.
The Wroxton House Hotel is also in Stratford Road. It is formed from four cottages, dating from the 17th to the 19th centuries. It is operated by Best Western.
Wroxton Church of England Primary School is in Lampitts Green.