Kingston Bagpuize
| Kingston Bagpuize | |
| Berkshire | |
|---|---|
 St John’s, Kingsto Bagpuize | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU4098 |
| Location: | 51°40’55"N, 1°24’47"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,955 (with Southmoor, 2001) |
| Post town: | Abingdon |
| Postcode: | OX13 |
| Dialling code: | 01235 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Vale of White Horse |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Wantage |
| Website: | www.kbsonline.org.uk |
Kingston Bagpuize (ˈkɪŋstən ˈbæɡpjuːz or 'bagpews') is a village in northwestern Berkshire, some 6 miles west of Abingdon. Kingston Bagpuize is a neighbour to Southmoor, with which it forms a single civil parish, while a mile to the northwest is the village of Longworth.
Kingston Bagpuize was once on the main road between Oxford and Swindon, but is now bypassed by and runs hard up against its dual carriageway, close to its junction with the A415 from Abingdon to Witney. Oxford lies 9 miles to the east across the county border.
Parish church
The parish church is Saint John the Baptist. It was built in 1799-1800 by in 1882 the Gothic Revival architect Edwin Dolby added an apse and made other alterations to the building in 1882.[1]
Big Society
Kingston Bagpuize Cricket Club plays in Cherwell Cricket League.[2] Kingston Bagpuize and Southmoor together have a bowls club and a Women's Institute.
Kingston Bagpuize has an amateur theatre group, the Kingston Bagpuize Drama Group.
History
Kingston Bagpuize takes its name from Ralph-de-Bagpuis, a Norman nobleman who came with William the Bastard at the Norman conquest of England in 1066 and was granted the manor.
Kingston Bagpuize House appears to have been built in about 1720.[1] In the 20th century it was the home of Lord Tweedsmuir, the son of the novelist John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir.
During the Second World War there was a satellite airfield of RAF Abingdon west of the village. Remnants of the control tower are still visible near the cricket club. The lower section of the avenue of trees leading down from Kingston Bagpuize House were cut down during this time to allow a clear flighpath for aircraft.
References
Books
- Page, W.H.; Ditchfield, P.H., eds (1924). A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 349–353.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 160.
Outside links
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