Eaton is a hamlet about west of
Oxford
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and about northwest of
Abingdon. Eaton is in the
civil parish
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of
Appleton-with-Eaton
Appleton-with-Eaton is a civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England, south west of Oxford. Historically it was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. It consists of Appleton ...
, which is traditionally part of
Berkshire
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, and now in the ceremonial county of
Oxfordshire
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.
History
Eaton is on a single-track road leading to the
River Thames
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at
Bablock Hythe
Bablock Hythe is a hamlet in Oxfordshire, England, some five miles (8 km) west of Oxford city centre. There was a ferry across the River Thames at Bablock Hythe from the 13th century. The hand-propelled cable ferry was said to be the first along ...
, where there was an important vehicular ferry across the river. The village is built on land belonging to
St John's College, Oxford.
St John's College, Oxford had the Manor House built in 1677 as a refuge from the
Plague
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for dons.
It is now a farmhouse and what had been five farms have been merged into two: Manor Farm and West Farm.
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Amenities and public transport
Eaton has a public house
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, The Eight Bells,The Eight Bells Eaton
/ref> which has a darts team and an Aunt Sally
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team. A ghost called Libby is reputed to haunt the pub.[ Oxfordshire County Council bus route 63 runs between ]Oxford
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and Southmoor
Southmoor is a village in the civil parish of Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor, about west of Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Historically part of Berkshire, the 1974 boundary changes transferred local government to Oxfordshire. Southmoor village is j ...
via Eaton three times per day in each direction, every day except Sundays and Bank Holidays. The current contractor operating the route is RH Buses.[ OCC bus route 43 runs between Eaton and Abingdon once a week in each direction on Thursdays.
]
References
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{{Vale of White Horse
Hamlets in Oxfordshire