Fencott and Murcott is a civil parish about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Bicester

Bicester

Bicester is a town and civil parish in the Cherwell district of northeastern Oxfordshire in England.This historic market centre is one of the fastest growing towns in Oxfordshire Development has been favoured by its proximity to junction 9 of the M40 motorway linking it to London, Birmingham and...

 in the Cherwell district

Cherwell (district)

Cherwell is a local government district in northern Oxfordshire, England. The district takes its name from the River Cherwell, which drains south through the region to flow into the River Thames at Oxford....

 of Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....

, England.

The parish is bounded on the north and west by the River Ray

River Ray

The River Ray is a river in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England. It rises at Quainton Hill and flows west through a flat countryside for around 25 km or 15 miles. It passes the village of Ambrosden and then flows through Otmoor...

 and has an area of about 3300 acres (1,335.5 ha). It includes the villages of Fencott

Fencott

Fencott is a hamlet between the River Ray and Otmoor in the civil parish of Fencott and Murcott, about south of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England.-History:In 1542 the Crown granted most of the land at Murcott to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster Abbey...

 and Murcott

Murcott, Oxfordshire

Murcott is a village between the River Ray and Otmoor in the civil parish of Fencott and Murcott, about south of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England.-History:...

 and has a population of about 250 residents. There are no shops or post office but there is one public house

Public house

A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...

, the Nut Tree Inn at Murcott. The M40 motorway

M40 motorway

The M40 motorway is a motorway in the British transport network that forms a major part of the connection between London and Birmingham. Part of this road forms a section of the unsigned European route E05...

 passes through the northern part of the parish. The parish covers most of Otmoor

Otmoor

Otmoor or Ot Moor is an area of wetland and wet grassland in Oxfordshire, England, located halfway between Oxford and Bicester. It is about above sea level, and has an area of approximately ....

, including the Otmoor RSPB nature reserve

RSPB Otmoor

RSPB Otmoor is a nature reserve , run by the RSPB, within the wider area of Otmoor, in Oxfordshire, England. It was established in 1997 and restored large areas of marshland....

.

External links

• Fencott and Murcott page on the Alice's Meadow website.
• Fencott & Murcott Parish Council page on Oxfordshire County Council website.
• Fencott & Murcott page on the Otmoor Notice Board website.
• Fencott & Murcott page on the OWLS website provided by Oxfordshire County Council. This shows the different landscape types and Site of Special Scientific Interest
  Site of Special Scientific Interest
  A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
  
  (SSI's) in the parish.