Kingston Bagpuize

Kingston Bagpuize (pronounced [http://www.kingston-bagpuize.com/history-snippet.htm] or 'bagpews') is a village in the civil parish of Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor, part of the Vale of the White Horse in the English county of Oxfordshire.

Geography

The village is on the junction of the A420 (Oxford to Swindon) and A415 (Abingdon to Witney) roads. It is closely located and related to Southmoor and, less so, to Longworth. The village contains Kingston Bagpuize House, the former residence of John Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir, the son of the well known novelist of the same name.

History

The name Kingston Bagpuize is derived from the village's original name Kingston and the Anglicisation of Ralph-de-Bagpuis, a French nobleman who assisted William the Conqueror in his invasion of England in 1066.

During the Second World War, there was a satellite airfield of RAF Abingdon situated to the 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 for aircraft safety.

External links

* [http://www.kbsonline.org.uk/ KBS Online] , community website
* [http://www.kingstonbagpuizehouse.org.uk/ Kingston Bagpuize House]
* [http://www.kingston-bagpuize.com/ Kingston Bagpuize - a Village Snapshot]
* [http://www.kbdgshow.biz/ Kingston Bagpuize Drama Group]