Littleworth, Vale of White Horse
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Littleworth, Vale of White Horse
Coordinates: 51°40′23″N 1°33′00″W / 51.673°N 1.550°W
| Littleworth | |
 Littleworth
Littleworth shown within Oxfordshire |
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| Population | 203 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SU3197 |
| Civil parish | Littleworth |
| District | Vale of White Horse |
| Shire county | Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Faringdon |
| Postcode district | SN7 |
| Dialling code | 01367 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Wantage |
| List of places: UK • England • Oxfordshire | |
Littleworth is a small village and civil parish off the A420, almost 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Faringdon. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The parish includes the hamlets of Thrupp and Wadley.
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History
Littleworth was historically part of the ecclesiastical parish of Great Faringdon. At the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 it appears to have been part of the manor of Worth. The manor became known as Wadley by the 13th century, and in 1440 Henry VI granted it to Oriel College, Oxford.[2] In the 16th century Wadley manor house was leased to the Unton family, who were prominent at the court of Elizabeth I, among them Henry Unton the diplomat. The house was visited by the queen in 1574 and by James I in 1603.[2]
The main settlement at Worth became known as Littleworth by the late 13th century, to distinguish it from Longworth about 5 miles (8.0 km) to the east.[3]
Littleworth was made a separate ecclesiastical parish in 1843[2] but was not made a separate civil parish until 1952.[4]
Parish church
The Church of England parish church of The Ascension was designed by H.J. Underwood[5] of Oxford and built in 1839.[2] Its chancel was rebuilt in 1876.[5] It is a Grade II listed building.[6]
References
- ^ "Area selected: Vale of White Horse (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=4&containerAreaId=790499. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d Page & Ditchfield, 1924, pages 489-499
- ^ Mills & Room, 2003, page not cited
- ^ A Vision of Britain through Time: Relationships / unit history of Littleworth
- ^ a b Pevsner, 1966, page 169
- ^ English Heritage: Images of England
Sources
- Mills, A.D.; Room, A. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. not cited. ISBN 0-19-852758-6.
- Page, W.H.; Ditchfield, P.H., eds. (1924). A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 489–499.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 169.
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