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Coordinates: 52°02′13″N 1°25′59″W / 52.037°N 1.433°W
Milcombe 
Milcombe
Milcombe shown within OxfordshirePopulation 630 (2001 census)[1] OS grid reference SP4134 Parish Milcombe District Cherwell Shire county Oxfordshire Region South East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Banbury Postcode district OX15 Dialling code 01295 Police Thames Valley Fire Oxfordshire Ambulance South Central EU Parliament South East England UK Parliament Banbury List of places: UK • England • Oxfordshire Milcombe is a village and civil parish about 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Banbury, Oxfordshire.
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History
The Church of England parish church of Saint Laurence was built in the 13th century, but little survives from this period except the west tower. The font is 15th century. In the 19th century the building was in very poor condition so in 1860 the Gothic Revival architect G.E. Street rebuilt the chancel and most of the nave.[2] The parish benefice is now combined with those of Bloxham and South Newington.[3]
Milcombe House was a large 17th century house. Most of it was demolished in 1953, but a small part has been retained as a farmhouse. Some outbuildings of the hall survive: an 18th century dovecote[4] and part of the 17th century stables.[5]
By about 1875 the Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway had been built through the parish. It passed very close to the village in a cutting at the foot of Fern Hill. The nearest station was Bloxham, 1 mile (1.6 km) away. British Railways closed Bloxham station in 1951 and closed the Banbury and Cheltenham railway completely in 1964, but the disused cutting beside Milcombe village remains.
Amenities
Milcombe has a 17th century public house, the Horse and Groom.[6] The village hall is converted from a set of 17th century cottages.[7] Milcombe has a village shop.[8] In 2009 a Women's Institute was founded in Milcombe.[9]
Sources
- Crossley, Alan (ed.); A.P. Baggs, Christina Colvin, H.M. Colvin, Janet Cooper, C.J. Day, Nesta Selwyn, A Tomkinson. (1983). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Oxford, Volume 11. pp. 143–158.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 704–705. ISBN 0 14 071045 0.
References
- ^ "Area: Milcombe CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=798584&c=Milcombe&d=16&e=15&g=480120&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1268091121375&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, pages 704-705
- ^ Crossley, 1983, pages 143-158
- ^ Milcombe Hall dovecote
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 705
- ^ The Horse & Groom
- ^ Milcombe Village Hall
- ^ New Road Stores
- ^ Oxfordshire Federation of Women's Institutes
External links
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