Rollright
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Rollright is a civil parish in West Oxfordshire
, England
. It contains the villages of Great Rollright
and Little Rollright
and some of the prehistoric Rollright Stones
. The parish is on West Oxfordshire's boundary with Cherwell District
and Oxfordshire
's boundary with Warwickshire
.
The name is thought to derive from the Old English Hrolla-landriht meaning "the land of Hrolla".
West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire is a local government district in north west Oxfordshire, England including towns such as Woodstock, Burford, Chipping Norton, Charlbury, and Witney ....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It contains the villages of Great Rollright
Great Rollright
Great Rollright is a village in the civil parish of Rollright, about north of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.The Mediaeval Church of England parish church of Saint Andrew has features dating from the Norman, Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular periods. The church tower has a ring of six...
and Little Rollright
Little Rollright
Little Rollright is a village in Oxfordshire, forming part of the civil parish of Rollright. The village is the settlement closest to the nearby megalithic Rollright Stones.-The Church of Saint Philip:...
and some of the prehistoric Rollright Stones
Rollright Stones
The Rollright Stones are a complex of three Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monuments located near to the village of Long Compton on the borders of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire in England...
. The parish is on West Oxfordshire's boundary with 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....
and Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
's boundary with Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
.
The name is thought to derive from the Old English Hrolla-landriht meaning "the land of Hrolla".