Ambrosden
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Ambrosden is a village in the east of the county of Oxfordshire, south-east of the town of Bicester. It lies on the north side of the valley of the River Ray.
The parish church of St Mary is mostly 14th century in date, incorporating a Norman doorway. The nearby vicarage dates from 1638. The village school was built in 1876 in the Gothic style.
Nearby villages include Arncott, Blackthorn, Merton, Piddington, Fencott and Wendlebury.
Akeman Street runs just north of the village and Bicester Military Railway runs to the south.
Place name scholars have suggested that Ambrosden is named after Ambrosius Aurelianus, a leader of the Romano-British, who won battles against the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century.
[edit] Further reading
- David Robert Green - In the Wake of Ambrosius: An Illustrated Rural History Focusing on the Upper Ray Valley, Oxfordshire (2000) ISBN 0-9538455-0-8
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