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Mollington
Mollington shown within Oxfordshire |
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| Population | 469 (2001 Census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SP4447 |
| Parish | Mollington |
| District | Cherwell |
| Shire county | Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Banbury |
| Postcode district | OX16 |
| 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 | |
Mollington is a village and civil parish about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Banbury in Oxfordshire, England. It has an area of about 2 square miles (5.2 km2).
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Æthelstan Ætheling, eldest son of Æthelred the Unready willed an estate at Mollington to his father in 1014 or 1015.[2] The Domesday Book records that by 1086 the manor had passed to William d'Évreux, a kinsman of William the Conqueror.[2]
In 1086 Mollington was partly in three counties: Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire. Later the village was only in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, and in 1895 the Warwickshire part was transferred to Oxfordshire by the Local Government Act 1894.[2]
The earliest parts of the Church of England parish church of All Saints date from the 14th century, but the font is 13th century so there may have been an earlier church building on the site.[2][3][4] The Gothic Revival architect William White restored All Saints in 1856.[5] All Saints' parish is now part of the Benefice of Shire's Edge along with those of Claydon, Cropredy, Great Bourton and Wardington.[6]
In 1872 a National School was built in the village. It was a Church of England school and was still open in 1996,[7] but has since been closed.
Mollington used to have a post office.[2]
A Point to point racing racing ground opened at Mollington in 1972 and was home to a number of hunt groups until its closure in 2007.[8]
Mollington has one public house, The Green Man, a village hall and two children's playgrounds.
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