Sarsden

Sarsden
Sarsden
 Sarsden shown within Oxfordshire
Population 83 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSP2923
Civil parishChurchill and Sarsden
DistrictWest Oxfordshire
Shire countyOxfordshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Chipping Norton
Postcode district OX7
Police Thames Valley
Fire Oxfordshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentWitney
WebsiteChurchill and Sarsden
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire

Coordinates: 51°54′36″N 1°34′44″W / 51.910°N 1.579°W / 51.910; -1.579

Sarsden is a village within the civil parish of Churchill and Sarsden and is located 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.

Sarsden House is a country house, rebuilt in 1689 after it was damaged by fire.[2] In 1795 Humphry Repton landscaped the park, adding a serpentine lake and a Doric temple.[3] In about 1825 Repton's son, the architect G.S. Repton, remodelled the house for James Langston.[2]

The Church of England parish church of Saint James was rebuilt in 1760.[2] G.S. Repton added a cruciform extension to the east in 1823.[2] In 1896 the architect Walter Mills of Banbury remodelled the north transept and added the bellcote.[2]

Sarsgrove House, or the Dower House, is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of Sarsden.[4] G.S. Repton remodelled it as a large cottage orné in 1825.[4]

References

  1. "Area selected: West Oxfordshire (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 752
  3. Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, pages 752-753
  4. 1 2 Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 753

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