Coordinates: 52°02′17″N 1°27′07″W / 52.038°N 1.452°W
| Swalcliffe | |
  Swalcliffe
 Swalcliffe shown within Oxfordshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Parish | Swalcliffe |
| District | Cherwell District |
| Shire county | Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Banbury |
| Postcode district | OX15 |
| Dialling code | 01295 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Banbury |
| Website: Swalcliffe village website | |
| List of places: UK • England • Oxfordshire | |
Swalcliffe is a village and civil parish about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Banbury, Oxfordshire.
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History
North of the village are the site of an Iron Age hill fort, the site of a Roman villa at Swalcliffe Lea, and course of a former Roman Road (now a bridleway).
The Church of England parish church of St. Peter and St. Paul is Saxon in origin[1] but was rebuilt in the 12th and 14th centuries. The bell tower was built in the 13th century and made higher in the 15th century.[2] It has a peal of six bells.[3]
Swalcliffe tithe barn was built in 1401-1407. It is considered one of the best examples of a mediaeval tithe barn in England and has an almost completely intact medieval timber half-cruck roof. The barn is open free of charge on Sundays from Easter to October and houses part of the Oxfordshire Museum's[4] collection of traditional agricultural and trade vehicles and an exhibition of 2,500 years of Swalcliffe history.
Amenities
Swalcliffe has one public house, The Stag's Head. There is also a boarding school, Swalcliffe Park School, for boys with special educational needs.[5]
Sources
- Crossley, Alan (ed.); Christina Colvin, Janet Cooper, N.H. Cooper, P.D.A. Harvey, Marjorie Hollings, Judith Hook, Mary Jessup, Mary D. Lobel, J.F.A. Mason, B.S. Trinder, Hilary Turner (1972). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 10. pp. 225-260.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 860-862. ISBN 0 14 071045 0.
References
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 795
- ^ Crossley, 1972, pages 225-260
- ^ Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers, Banbury Branch
- ^ The Oxfordshire Museum
- ^ Swalcliffe Park School
External links
- 360 panorama showing inside of the Tithe Barn
- Map and 360 panorama showing exterior of Tithe Barn
- Article on Tithe Barns in Oxfordshire including history of construction of Swalcliffe Barn
- Picture of the church
- Photos of Swalcliffe and surrounding area on geograph
- Map sources for Swalcliffe
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