Towersey

Towersey

Infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Towersey
static_

static_image_caption=
latitude= 51.740783
longitude= -0.936771
civil_parish= Towersey
shire_district= South Oxfordshire
shire_county= Oxfordshire
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Henley
post_town= THAME
postcode_district= OX9
postcode_area= OX
dial_code= 01844
os_grid_reference= SP7305

Towersey is a village in Oxfordshire, England. It is located about a mile east of Thame, near the border with Buckinghamshire.

The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'island held by the de Turs family'. This refers to a dry patch of land in the marshes of the Aylesbury Vale, on the edge of which the village stands.

The village was formerly part of Buckinghamshire, but the border was moved in 1932 (it being swapped for Kingsey). [ [http://www.thamehistory.net/places/TowerseyKingsey.htm History of Towersey and Kingsey] ]

There is an annual music festival that takes place in Towersey on the August bank holiday weekend, called Towersey Village Festival. It has been held every year since 1965 and is centred around folk music and dance.

References

External links

;Official websites:* [http://www.towerseyvillage.co.uk/ Towersey village]

;Additional information:* [http://www.towerseyfestival.com/ Towersey Village Festival]


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