- Ascott-under-Wychwood
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latitude= 51.86
longitude=-01.56
official_name =Ascott under Wychwood
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shire_county=Oxfordshire
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region=South East England
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os_grid_reference= SP3018Ascott-under-Wychwood is a village and
civil parish in theWest Oxfordshire district ofOxfordshire .Location
Ascott-under-Wychwood is located on the south bank of the
River Evenlode and is named for the historic forest ofWychwood . Ascott-under-Wychwood is a close neighbour to the other ancient Wychwood villages,Shipton-under-Wychwood ,Milton-under-Wychwood , Fifield,Idbury andLeafield . The population was 504 according to the 2001 census.The village contains the
Ascott-under-Wychwood railway station , which is on theCotswold Line .Thelong barrow of Cotswold-Severn type on the upper Evenlode (NGR SP299175, OXF 6) was excavated in the late 1960s. The excavation report has recently been published.Famous Residents
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Sam Mendes , Oscar-winning director of "American Beauty" and "Jarhead"
*Kate Winslet , British ActressBibliography
*Don Benson and Alasdair Whittle: the neolithic Cotswold long barrow at Ascott-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire. Oxford: Oxbow Books 2007.
ee also
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Ascot d'Oilly Castle External links
* [http://www.ascott-under-wychwood.org.uk/ Community website]
* [http://www.thewychwood.co.uk The Wychwood Magazine Online]
* [http://www.wychwoodstudios.com/Flashsite.php Artists from around the wychwood area]
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