Ardington

Ardington

Holy Trinity parish church
Ardington
 Ardington shown within Oxfordshire
Population 284 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSU4388
Civil parishArdington and Lockinge
DistrictVale of White Horse
Shire countyOxfordshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Wantage
Postcode district OX12
Dialling code 01235
Police Thames Valley
Fire Oxfordshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentWantage
WebsiteArdington and Lockinge Parish Council
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Coordinates: 51°35′35″N 1°22′37″W / 51.593°N 1.377°W

Ardington is a village within the civil parish of Ardington and Lockinge about 2 miles (3 km) east of Wantage in the Vale of White Horse. Ardington was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.

Ardington is a downland village, with its parish stretching from the loam rich north to the chalk downlands to the south. The ancient path of the Ridgeway runs through the southern part of the parish. There are several racing stables in and around the village, most of which use the Downs for gallops. Being set in the Lockinge Estate, Ardington and the nearby villages of East and West Locking are owned by Thomas Loyd and managed by Adkin Rural and Commercial, who manage the whole estate.

Local amenities include a public house - The Boar's Head, a sports club, village store, post office and tearoom, and the Loyd-Lindsay Rooms - a set of rooms which are let out to the community and on a commercial basis for weddings, parties and conferences. Local charities can use the rooms to hold events to raise money.

The oldest part of the Church of England parish church of Holy Trinity is the chancel arch, built about 1200.[2] The Gothic Revival architect Joseph Clarke added the tower and spire in 1856.[3] Somers Clarke remodelled the remainder of the church in 1887.[4]

Ardington House

Ardington House[5] was built in 1721.[6] It is a Georgian Grade II* listed building and is open to the public in the summer months.

References

  1. ↑ "Area selected: Vale of White Horse (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  2. ↑ Pevsner 1966, p. 67.
  3. ↑ Pevsner 1966, p. 66.
  4. ↑ Pevsner 1966, pp. 66, 67.
  5. ↑ Ardington House: Oxfordshire's Baroque Masterpiece
  6. ↑ Page & Ditchfield 1924, pp. 269-272.

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