Radford, Oxfordshire
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| Radford | |
| Oxfordshire | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP408239 |
| Location: | 51°54’45"N, 1°24’28"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Chipping Norton |
| Postcode: | OX7 |
| Dialling code: | 01608 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Oxfordshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Witney |
Radford is a hamlet on the River Glyme to the east of Enstone, in the west of Oxfordshire. It is found about six miles east of Chipping Norton.
History
In 1086, the manor of Radford was one of six manors held by Anchetil de Greye from William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford. The Domesday Book entry records Ide(m) Anschtall(us) de Grai ten(et) III hid(ae) in Radeford... ("the same Anchetil de Greye holds three hides in Radford...".[1]
Radford has a Roman Catholic]] chapel dedicated to the Holy Trinity, designed by A. W. N. Pugin in a Gothic Revival version of the Early Gothic style of architecture,[2] built in 1841.[2]
References
- ↑ Ansketil (of Graye) in Domesday Book]: opendomesday.org
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, 1974 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09639-2page 734