Denchworth

Denchworth

Coordinates: 51°37′23″N 1°27′04″W / 51.623°N 1.451°W / 51.623; -1.451

Denchworth
Denchworth church.jpg
St. James' parish church
Denchworth is located in Oxfordshire
Denchworth

 Denchworth shown within Oxfordshire
Population 154 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference SU3891
Parish Denchworth
District Vale of White Horse
Shire county Oxfordshire
Region South East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Abingdon
Postcode district OX12
Dialling code 01235
Police Thames Valley
Fire Oxfordshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Wantage
List of places: UK • England • Oxfordshire

Drayton is a village and civil parish about 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Wantage. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred the Vale of White Horse to Oxfordshire.

The parish is bounded by the Land Brook in the west and the Childrey Brook in the east. The Great Western Main Line between Reading and Swindon runs through the parish just south of the village, but there is no station.

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History

The Domesday Book of 1086 describes Denchworth as being granted to Henry de Ferrers:

"The same Henry de Ferrers holds Denchworth and Reiner holds of him. Aethelric held it TRE.[2] Then assessed at 7 hides now at five and a half hides. There is land for five ploughs. In demesne is one plough and five villans and five cottars with one plough and 30 acres (12 ha) of meadow and there is a church. TRE it was worth 70 shillings and afterwards 60 shillings. Now 4 pounds."[3]

Denchworth was the home of the old and widespread Berkshire families of Fettiplace and Hyde. The Hydes have many old memorial brasses in the Church of England parish church. One has the commemorative plaque for the foundation of Bisham Priory on the back. There are also stained glass windows by Sir Edward Burne-Jones and it once had a large library of early printed books as well as curiosities such as a "mermaid's rib".

Economy & amenities

Interior of St. James' parish church

Denchworth has a public house, the Fox Inn,[4] controlled by Greene King Brewery.

RJN Motorsport is based in Denchworth parish.[5]

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