Bucknell, Oxfordshire
| Bucknell | |
| Oxfordshire | |
|---|---|
 St Peter's parish church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP5625 |
| Location: | 51°55’37"N, 1°11’10"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 260 (2011) |
| Post town: | Bicester |
| Postcode: | OX27 |
| Dialling code: | 01869 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cherwell |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Banbury |
| Website: | Bucknell Matters |
Bucknell is a village and parish in Oxfordshire, some two-and-a-half miles north-west of Bicester. The 2011 census recorded the civil parish's population as 260.[1]
Manor
After the Norman Conquest, William the Conqueror granted the Manor of Bucknell to Robert D'Oyly.[2] In 1300 the Lord of the Manor of Bucknell was Sir Robert d'Amory, father of Roger d'Amory.[2]
The present manor house is early 17th-century, but was mostly rebuilt in the 19th century.[3][4]
Parish church
The Church of England parish church of Saint Peter has a central Norman tower. The nave and chancel were enlarged in the 13th century[2] and are Early English Gothic. In the 15th century the bell stage was added to the bell tower and the Perpendicular Gothic clerestory was added to the nave.[5] St Peter's is a Grade-I listed building.[6]
In 1552 St Peter's had three bells plus a Sanctus bell. In 1955 it still had three bells, but the earliest was cast in 1597.[2] The church's turret clock is of unknown date, but appears to be late 17th- or early 18th-century.[7]
Amenities
The Trigger Pond pub in Bucknell is 17th-century. The earliest part of the building dates from 1637,[8] and the later part has a date stone from 1693.[9] It is now controlled by Wadworth Brewery.[8]
Water tower
Trow Pool water tower was built in 1909 for Major Hunloke, who then held Bucknell Manor. It served Bucknell village and the Manor estate until the 1950s, when mains water reached Bucknell.[10] The M40 motorway was built through the parish and opened in 1991. It passes very close to the water tower, which is now a landmark for motorway traffic.
References
- ↑ "Area: Bucknell (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121382&c=Bucknell&d=16&e=62&g=6458525&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1440624602861&enc=1. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lobel 1959, pp. 71–80.
- ↑ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 501.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1046889: Manor House (Grade II listing)
- ↑ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 500.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1200258: Church of St Peter (Grade I listing)
- ↑ Beeson & Simcock 1989, p. 163.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Trigger Pond". Pub finder. Wadworth Brewery. http://wadworth.co.uk/pubs/trigger-pond-bucknell. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1200283: The Trigger Pond Public House (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1389392: Trow Pool water Tower (Grade II listing)
Sources
- Beeson, C.F.C. (1989) [1962]. Simcock, A.V.. ed. Clockmaking in Oxfordshire 1400–1850 (3rd ed.). Oxford: Museum of the History of Science. p. 163. ISBN 0-903364-06-9.
- Lobel, Mary D, ed (1959). A History of the County of Oxford. Victoria County History. 6: Ploughley Hundred. London: Oxford University Press for the Institute of Historical Research. pp. 71–80. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol6/pp71-80.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 500–501. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
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