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Great Bourton

Village in Oxfordshire, England

Great Bourton

Village in Oxfordshire, England

FieldValue
official_nameGreat Bourton
static_image_nameBell tower, Great Bourton - geograph.org.uk - 1760464.jpg
static_image_captionAll Saints' parish church bell tower
coordinates
population614
population_ref(parish, with Little Bourton) (2011 Census)
civil_parishBourton
shire_districtCherwell
shire_countyOxfordshire
regionSouth East England
countryEngland
post_townBanbury
postcode_districtOX17
postcode_areaOX
dial_code01295
os_grid_referenceSP456455
constituency_westminsterBanbury
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Great Bourton is a village about 3 mi north of Banbury in Oxfordshire, England. It is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Bourton. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 614.

Church and chapel

Church of England

The Church of England parish church of All Saints was originally 13th century. The west wall of the nave has a recess containing a small bell cast by Henry I Bagley of Chacombe in 1673. In 1863 the church was almost entirely rebuilt to plans by the architect William White, who added a bell tower, separate from the church, built over the lychgate. It is one of only three such bell towers in Britain to be so sited. All Saints' parish is now part of the Benefice of Shires' Edge along with those of Claydon, Cropredy, Mollington and Wardington.

Methodist

Great Bourton village hall used to be the Methodist Chapel.

History

In the Battle of Cropredy Bridge in June 1644, the Parliamentarian General Waller saw that the Royalist army was strung out from its position on higher ground near Great Bourton and decided to order an attack. The Royalists pushed Waller's force back to Great Bourton when it met the Royalist Earl of Northampton's brigade of horse.

Amenities

The Bell Inn in 1995

Great Bourton has a pub, The Bell, that is controlled by Hook Norton Brewery.

Great Bourton's only public transport is bus route 502 between Banbury and Temple Herdewyke in Warwickshire. The current operator is Stagecoach in Warwickshire. There is one bus a day on Saturdays.

References

Sources

References

  1. "Area: Bourton (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". [[Office for National Statistics]].
  2. {{NHLE
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  4. Archbishops' Council. "Benefice of Shires' Edge". [[Church of England]].
  5. "The Bell Inn Great Bourton". [[Hook Norton Brewery]].
  6. "502 Leamington / Harbury - Temple Herdewyke / Banbury". [[Traveline]] Southeast.
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