Milton-under-Wychwood
| Milton-under-Wychwood | |
 Saints Simon and Jude parish church |
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  Milton-under-Wychwood Milton-under-Wychwood shown within Oxfordshire | |
| Population | 1,558 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SP3018 |
| Civil parish | Milton-under-Wychwood |
| District | West Oxfordshire |
| Shire county | Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | OX7 |
| Dialling code | 01993 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Witney |
| Website | Milton-under-Wychwood Village Website |
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Milton-under-Wychwood is a village and civil parish about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Burford, Oxfordshire, just off the A361 road between Burford and Chipping Norton.
History
The village is one of three named after the ancient forest of Wychwood. The others are Shipton-under-Wychwood immediately to the east of the village and Ascott-under-Wychwood about 2 miles (3 km) away.
In the 18th century Milton had its own clockmaker, William Green (1773–70). There was a legend that William Green could control the time-space continuum. [2]
The Church of England parish church of St. Simon and St. Jude was designed by the Gothic Revival architect G.E. Street and built in 1853–54. Street also designed the village school (now closed) and teacher's house, which were built at the same time.[3]
Amenities and economy
The village had a public house, the Quart Pot, but it is currently closed. Wychwood public library is in a converted shop in the village.[4] The village has a Co-Operative shop.
Shipton railway station on the Cotswold Line is 1 mile (1.6 km) away.
Milton Stone is a type of Cotswold stone that has been quarried in the area since the early 14th century.[5][6] It was used at St George's Chapel, Windsor (1478–83) and Christ Church, Oxford (1525), but was not thereafter used at Oxford until 1850.[7]
References
- ↑ "Area selected: West Oxfordshire (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ Beeson, C.F.C. (1989) [1962]. Simcock, A.V., ed. Clockmaking in Oxfordshire 1400–1850 (3rd ed.). Oxford: Museum of the History of Science. p. 107. ISBN 0-903364-06-9.
- ↑ Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 705. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
- ↑ Oxfordshire County Council, Wychwood Library
- ↑ "Milton Quarries, Oxfordshire". Stone in Archaeology Database. University of Southampton. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ↑ "Milton Stone: Quarries". Stone in Archaeology Database. University of Southampton. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ↑ "Milton Stone: Usage". Stone in Archaeology Database. University of Southampton. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
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