- Gosford, Oxfordshire
Gosford, now part of
Kidlington was once separated from Kidlington when the manor was given theHospitallers in 1142. It remained with them until the dissolution. During the 16th century it was administered with Water Eaton. The two parishes became connected with each other in 1932 to form the parish ofGosford and Water Eaton .In the 17th century, Mr. Richard Washington, gent (d. 1670). maintained a school here. The village now has a
Church of England Secondary School.In 1838 a
penny post station was established in Gosford and a full post office by 1847 until 1853. [cite web | last = Crossley | first = Alan | authorlink = Alan Crossley | coauthors = C R Elrington (Editors), A P Baggs, W J Blair, Eleanor Chance, Christina Colvin, Janet Cooper, C J Day, Nesta Selwyn, S C Townley| title = A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 12 Wootton Hundred (South) including Woodstock | work = | publisher = | date = 2007 | url = http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.asp?pubid=2&page=2 | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-06-21 ]See also
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Kidlington References
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