Bodicote
| Bodicote | |
| Oxfordshire | |
|---|---|
 St John the Baptist parish church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP459377 |
| Location: | 52°2’10"N, 1°19’52"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,126 (2011) |
| Post town: | Banbury |
| Postcode: | OX15 |
| Dialling code: | 01295 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cherwell |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Banbury |
| Website: | Bodicote Parish Council |
Bodicote is a village in northern Oxfordshire, approximately two miles south of the centre of Banbury.
The parish church, St John the Baptist, is a Grade II* listed building,[1] with the chancel arch dating back to the 13th century.[2]
The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 2,126.
History
The Domesday Book of 1086 records a windmill that stood next to the grove at the top of Bodicote. Sor Brook, which forms the boundary between Adderbury and Bodicote parishes, has a watermill.
Bodicote House is a large Georgian house with a number of Victorian additions.[2] It is currently in use as the principal office for the local council.[3]
Churches
Church of England
The Church of England parish church, St John the Baptist was a chapel of ease of St Mary the Virgin, Adderbury until 1855, when Bodicote became a parish in its own right.
The chancel arch is 13th-century.[2] The building has north and south aisles linked to the nave by 14th century arcades of three bays each.[2] There used to be a bell tower over the north aisle.
In 1844 the architects John Plowman and Henry Jones Underwood effected an almost complete rebuilding of St John's that included demolishing the old tower and replacing it with the current west tower.[2]
The church is a Grade II* listed building.
Methodist
Bodicote Methodist church was built in 1845.[2]
About the village
Bodicote has a Voluntary aided school|Church of England primary school, Bishop Loveday School.[4]
The village has two pubs: the Horse and Jockey and the Plough. It has also the Spice Room Indian restaurant, which used to be the Baker's Arms pub. It was built in 1702.[5]
Events
The Bodfest Village Festival has been held by a group of volunteers annually since the year 2000, originally held on King's Field. The festival typically takes place in late July/early August and includes live bands, a pig roast and a barn dance. A plastic duck race and raffle are held each spring on the Sor Brook to raise funds for the festival.[6]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Bodicote) |
- Bodicote Parish Council
- Bodicote Church
- Haval, Nikhilesh. "St John Baptist Bodicote". Oxfordshire Churches in 360 degrees. Nikreations. http://in360degrees.co.uk/oxfordshirechurches/data/0024StJohnBaptistBodicote/.
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1277948: Church of St John the Baptist (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 483.
- ↑ Cherwell District Council
- ↑ Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School
- ↑ National Heritage List 1248386: Baker's Arms public house (Grade II listing)
- ↑ Bodfest
- Beeson, CFC (1989). Simcock, AV. ed. Clockmaking in Oxfordshire 1400–1850 (3rd ed.). Oxford: Museum of the History of Science. p. 32. ISBN 0-903364-06-9.
- A History of the County of Oxford - Volume 9 pp 5-44: Adderbury (Victoria County History)
- Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, 1974 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09639-2page 483