Hanborough is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in
West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire is a local government district in northwest Oxfordshire, England, including towns such as Woodstock, Burford, Chipping Norton, Charlbury, Carterton and Witney, where the council is based.
Area
The area is mainly rural downland ...
. The parish includes the villages of
Church Hanborough
Church Hanborough is a village in Hanborough civil parish about northeast of Witney in Oxfordshire.
Manor
The Domesday Book of 1086 records the village as ''Haneberge''.
Parish church
The Church of England parish church of Saints Peter and ...
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grid reference SP4212) and
Long Hanborough
Long Hanborough is a village in Hanborough civil parish, about northeast of Witney in West Oxfordshire, England. The village is the major settlement in Hanborough parish. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 2,630.
History
An i ...
(OS grid ref. SP4114). The village of
Freeland
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was transferred from
Eynsham
Eynsham is an English village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Oxfordshire, about north-west of Oxford and east of Witney. The United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 4,648. It was estimated at 5,0 ...
civil parish to Hanborough in 1932 and then detached to form a separate civil parish in 1948.
[Crossley & Currie, 1990, pages 158-159] Both Church Hanborough and Long Hanborough are served by
Hanborough railway station
Hanborough railway station is a railway station in the village of Long Hanborough in Oxfordshire, England, serving the village and surrounding district. As a result of the Cotswold Line being singled the former up platform is the only one now ...
.
Sources
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References
Civil parishes in Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire District
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