Fencott and Murcott

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Fencott & Murcott is a civil parish of Oxfordshire, England.

The parish comprises the two villages of Fencott and Murcott: and is administratively in Cherwell district. It is found about 14km due East of Blenheim Palace, (Latitude 51°50'N, Longitude 1°10'W). The parish is bounded on the North and West by the River Ray, and covers an area of approximately 1350 hectares, including most of Otmoor. The current population is about 250 residents. There are no shops or post office in the parish, and the Nut Tree Inn Murcott is the only pub. The M40 motorway runs through the northern portion of the parish.

The parish is the home of the Otmoor RSPB nature reserve.

[edit] External links

  • The Fencott and Murcott entry on the Alice's Meadow website.
  • The entry on the Oxfordshire County Council website showing contact details for Fencott & Murcott Parish Council.
  • The Fencott & Murcott page on the Otmoor Notice Board website.
  • The Fencott & Murcott page on the OWLS website produced by Oxfordshire County Council. This shows the different landscape types and sites of special scientific interest (SSIs) within the parish.


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