Steventon, Oxfordshire

infobox UK place
official_name = Steventon
country = England
region = South East England
population = 1,502 ^{[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=798763&c=OX13+6SG&d=16&e=15&g=481363&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1192388874293&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779]}
os_grid_reference = SU465915
latitude = 51.620409
longitude = -1.329735
post_town = ABINGDON
postcode_area = OX
postcode_district = OX13
dial_code = 01235
constituency_westminster = Wantage
civil_parish = Steventon
shire_district = Vale of White Horse
shire_county = Oxfordshire

Steventon is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, south of Abingdon and west of Didcot. It is best known for Truck Festival, an annual music festival which takes place in July.

Steventon railway station was opened in 1840 on the Great Western Railway. Initially, it was the main station for Oxford, 10 miles to the north, but in 1844, Didcot station was opened, with a branch line to Oxford. However, the village station remained open until 1964.

The village is also of some historical significance due to the Medieval causeway. Built by local monks in the Middle Ages, it runs the whole length of the village along its traditional East–West axis. The causeway ends near the church of St Michael & All Angels, built in the 14th century by the Flemings. [cite web
title = Information about the local area
url = http://www.miller-smithbandb.co.uk/local%20area.htm
accessdate = 2008-06-25]

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