Coordinates: 51°51′04″N 1°06′48″W / 51.8512°N 1.1134°W
| Ambrosden | |
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Ambrosden shown within Oxfordshire |
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| Population | 1,293 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Cherwell |
| Shire county | Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BICESTER |
| Postcode district | OX25 |
| Dialling code | 01869 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Banbury |
| Website: Arncott Parish Council webpage | |
| List of places: UK • England • Oxfordshire | |
Arncott is a village and civil parish about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. It consists of two parts: Lower and Upper Arncott.
Upper Arncott is the larger neighbourhood and includes the village green, recreation ground, shop and most of Arncott's housing. Lower Arncott is close to River Ray and includes the Tally Ho hotel[1] and the Plough public house.[2] Upper and Lower Arncott are separated by the Bicester Military Railway, which was built in 1941 during the Second World War.
Churches
Upper Arncott Methodist church[3] is a member of the Bicester District of the Buckingham, Bicester and Brackley Methodist Circuit.[4]
Arncott has no Church of England parish church. The village is in the Church of England Benefice of the Ray Valley,[5] and is served by the parish church of St. Mary the Virgin, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away in Ambrosden.
Public Transport
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire 'bus route S5 links Arncott with Ambrosden, Bicester, Gosford and Oxford.[6] Buses to and from Arncott run hourly Monday - Saturday. There is no evening service and there are only two buses in each direction on Sunday.
References
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