Coordinates: 51°45′58″N 1°33′58″W / 51.766°N 1.566°W
| Brize Norton | |
  Brize Norton
Brize Norton shown within Oxfordshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Parish | Brize Norton |
| District | West Oxfordshire |
| Shire county | Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | OX18 |
| Dialling code | 01993 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Witney |
| Website | Brize Norton and Carterton Community Website |
| List of places: UK • England • Oxfordshire | |
Brize Norton is a village and civil parish 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Carterton in West Oxfordshire. Historic variations of the toponym have included Brysenorton, Norton Broyne and Bream Norton.[1]
The original part of RAF Brize Norton is in the parish.
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History
The Church of England parish church of Saint Britius is Norman. The south doorway with its decorative tympanum, a doorway in the south wall of the chancel and the font date from this time.[2] The porch is in the Transitional style from Norman to Early English Gothic,[2] which suggests that it was added slightly later. Early in the 13th century the north aisle was added, with an Early English style arcade of four arches linking it with the nave.[3] In the second half of the 13th century the bell tower was added at the west end of the north aisle and the present east window of three lancets was inserted in the chancel.[3] A chapel forms an eastward continuation of the north aisle.[3] Two of its windows are original 13th century lancets; two square-headed windows were added in the 14th century and the east window of the chapel is modern.[3] The Gothic Revival architect G.E. Street restored the building in 1868.[3] The tower has a peal of six bells, but they are not currently ringable.
Brize Norton also has a Methodist chapel.[4]
In 1861 the East Gloucestershire Railway was built through the parish from Witney to Fairford. The company provided a railway station 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the village on the road to Bampton, and called it Bampton station despite it being much nearer Brize Norton than Bampton. RAF Brize Norton was established in 1937. In 1944 the Great Western Railway renamed the station Brize Norton and Bampton to reflect the increasing importance of the RAF station. British Railways closed the line and station in 1962. The site of the station is now a small industrial estate.
Amenities
Brize Norton has two public houses: The Chequers and The Masons Arms. Brize Norton has a women's Football Club[5] and a Women's Institute.[6]
Sources
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin. pp. 487-488. ISBN 0 14 071045 0.
References
- ^ "Holliday, Bartemius (1619-1641)". The Clergy Database. Church of England. http://www.theclergydatabase.org.uk/cce/apps/persons/DisplayPerson.jsp?PersonID=13347. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ a b Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 487
- ^ a b c d e Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 488
- ^ Oxfordshire Churches & Chapels: Brize Norton
- ^ Brize Norton Ladies Football Club
- ^ Oxfordshire Federation of Women's Institutes
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