Gosford, Oxfordshire
| Gosford | |
| Oxfordshire | |
|---|---|
 Water Eaton Lane, Gosford | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP503135 |
| Location: | 51°49’5"N, 1°16’16"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,323 (2011, parish, incl Water Eaton) |
| Post town: | Kidlington |
| Postcode: | OX5 |
| Dialling code: | 01865 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cherwell |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Banbury |
Gosford is a village immediately south-east of Kidlington, Oxfordshire and running into it such that it is barely distinguishable from the larger village. The 2011 Census recorded Gosford and Water Eaton's combined parish population as 1,323.
History
The manor of Gosford was granted to the Knights Hospitaller in 1142, who held it until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century. During the 16th century Gosford was administered with Water Eaton.
In the 17th century "Mr. Richard Washington, gent" (died 1670) maintained a school at Gosford. In 1838 a penny post station was opened in Gosford. There was a full post office by 1847 that remained until 1853.[1]
In 1932 a secondary school, Kidlington Church of England Central School, was founded in Gosford.[2] It is now Gosford Hill School.
About the village
Gosford has an 18th-century pub, the King's Arms.[3][4]
Gosford has also a supermarket with a filling station.
References
- ↑ vch 1990, pp. 179–183.
- ↑ vch 1990, pp. 211–212.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1045790: Kings Arms public house and attached mounting block (Grade II listing)
- ↑ The King's Arms Kidlington (sic): Mitchells & Butlers
- A History of the County of Oxford - [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol12/pp179–213 Volume 12 pp 179–213: Wootton Hundred (South) including Woodstock (Victoria County History)]
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