Difference between revisions of "Tubney"
From Wikishire
(Created page with '{{Infobox town |name=Tubney |county=Berkshire |picture=Cottages at Tubney - geograph.org.uk - 113771.jpg |picture caption=Cottages at Tubney |latitude=51.684482 |longitude=-1.372…') |
|||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
The village gives its name to Tubney Wood to the north of the village, a part of the parish stretching to [[Appleton, Berkshire|Appleton]]. Tubney wood and the Appleton Commons, which stretch from here to the [[Thames]], are mixed woodlands. The south of the village is taken up with the vast sweep of Frilford Golf Course. | The village gives its name to Tubney Wood to the north of the village, a part of the parish stretching to [[Appleton, Berkshire|Appleton]]. Tubney wood and the Appleton Commons, which stretch from here to the [[Thames]], are mixed woodlands. The south of the village is taken up with the vast sweep of Frilford Golf Course. | ||
| + | |||
| + | The Department of Zoology of the [[University of Oxford]] has a research centre at Tubney; the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at Tubney House on Abingdon Road | ||
==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
[[File:St Lawrence, Tubney - geograph.org.uk - 1546500.jpg|left|200px|St Lawrence, Tubney]] | [[File:St Lawrence, Tubney - geograph.org.uk - 1546500.jpg|left|200px|St Lawrence, Tubney]] | ||
| + | *[http://www.wildcru.org/ Wildlife Conservation Research Unit] | ||
{{stub|Berkshire}} | {{stub|Berkshire}} | ||
Revision as of 19:10, 25 October 2011
| Tubney | |
| Berkshire | |
|---|---|
 Cottages at Tubney | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU436987 |
| Location: | 51°41’4"N, 1°22’20"W |
| Data | |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Vale of White Horse |
Tubney is a small village in Berkshire, lying eastward of Fifield and 4½ miles west of Abingdon, caught in the angle of the A420 Oxford to Swindon road and the A338 to Wantage.
The village gives its name to Tubney Wood to the north of the village, a part of the parish stretching to Appleton. Tubney wood and the Appleton Commons, which stretch from here to the Thames, are mixed woodlands. The south of the village is taken up with the vast sweep of Frilford Golf Course.
The Department of Zoology of the University of Oxford has a research centre at Tubney; the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at Tubney House on Abingdon Road
Outside links
