Milton-under-Wychwood
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Milton-under-Wychwood is a village and civil parish about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Burford
, Oxfordshire
, just off the A361 road
between Burford and Chipping Norton
.
. The others are Shipton-under-Wychwood
immediately to the east of the village and Ascott-under-Wychwood
about 2 miles (3 km) away.
The Church of England parish church
of St. Simon
and St. Jude was built in 1853-1854 by the architect G. E. Street
. Street also designed the village school (now closed) and teacher's house at the same time.
Many homes were added to the village in the 1960s and 1970s, making it now the largest of the Wychwood villages in terms of land area.
, the Quart Pot, however the business has now been transferred to the village football pavilion. Wychwood public library is in a converted shop in the village. The village has a Co-Operative
shop.
Shipton railway station
on the Cotswold Line
is 1 miles (1.6 km) away.
"Milton stone" has been quarried in the area since the early 14th century. It was used at St George's Chapel, Windsor (1478–83) and Christ Church, Oxford
(1525), but was not thereafter used at Oxford until 1850.
Burford
Burford is a small town on the River Windrush in the Cotswold hills in west Oxfordshire, England, about west of Oxford, southeast of Cheltenham and only from the Gloucestershire boundary...
, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, just off the A361 road
A361 road
The A361 is a major road in England and at is the longest 3 digit A road in the UK. It runs south from Ilfracombe on the north Devon coast to Barnstaple, turning south-east to Tiverton then, after a break , north east from Taunton in Somerset through Street and Glastonbury, past Frome and then...
between Burford and Chipping Norton
Chipping Norton
Chipping Norton is a market town in the Cotswold Hills in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England, about southwest of Banbury.-History until the 17th century:...
.
History
The village is one of three named after the ancient forest of WychwoodWychwood
The Wychwood, or Wychwood Forest, is an area now covering a small part of rural Oxfordshire. In past centuries the forest covered a much larger area, since cleared in favour of agriculture, villages and towns. However, the forest's area has fluctuated...
. The others are Shipton-under-Wychwood
Shipton-under-Wychwood
Shipton under Wychwood is a village and civil parish in the Evenlode valley about north of Burford, Oxfordshire. The village is one of several named after the ancient forest of Wychwood. The others are Milton-under-Wychwood immediately to the west of the village and Ascott-under-Wychwood about to...
immediately to the east of the village and Ascott-under-Wychwood
Ascott-under-Wychwood
Ascott-under-Wychwood is a village and civil parish in the Evenlode valley about south of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.-History:The village is one of several named after the historic forest of Wychwood; the others being Shipton-under-Wychwood and Milton-under-Wychwood.Ascot d'Oilly Castle was...
about 2 miles (3 km) away.
The Church of England parish church
Church of England parish church
A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative region, known as a parish.-Parishes in England:...
of St. Simon
Simon the Zealot
The apostle called Simon Zelotes, Simon the Zealot, in Luke 6:15 and Acts 1:13; and Simon Kananaios or Simon Cananeus , was one of the most obscure among the apostles of Jesus. Little is recorded of him aside from his name...
and St. Jude was built in 1853-1854 by the architect G. E. Street
George Edmund Street
George Edmund Street was an English architect, born at Woodford in Essex.- Life :Street was the third son of Thomas Street, solicitor, by his second wife, Mary Anne Millington. George went to school at Mitcham in about 1830, and later to the Camberwell collegiate school, which he left in 1839...
. Street also designed the village school (now closed) and teacher's house at the same time.
Many homes were added to the village in the 1960s and 1970s, making it now the largest of the Wychwood villages in terms of land area.
Amenities and economy
The village had a public housePublic 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 Quart Pot, however the business has now been transferred to the village football pavilion. Wychwood public library is in a converted shop in the village. The village has a Co-Operative
The Co-operative Group
The Co-operative Group Ltd. is a United Kingdom consumer cooperative with a diverse range of business interests. It is co-operatively run and owned by its members. It is the largest organisation of this type in the world, with over 5.5 million members, who all have a say in how the business is...
shop.
Shipton railway station
Shipton railway station
Shipton railway station serves the villages of Shipton-under-Wychwood and Milton-under-Wychwood in Oxfordshire, England. The station and all trains serving it are operated by First Great Western.-Services:...
on the Cotswold Line
Cotswold Line
The Cotswold Line is an railway line between and in England.-Route:The line comprises all or part of the following Network Rail routes:*GW 200 from Oxford*GW 310 from Wolvercot Junction*GW 300 from Norton Junction*GW 340 from Worcester Shrub Hill...
is 1 miles (1.6 km) away.
"Milton stone" has been quarried in the area since the early 14th century. It was used at St George's Chapel, Windsor (1478–83) and Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
(1525), but was not thereafter used at Oxford until 1850.