Roman coin, Solidus of Theodosius I (FindID 814627)

Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor is a

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in the

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county of Oxfordshire,

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. The two principal settlements in the parish are the adjacent villages of

Kingston Bagpuize Kingston Bagpuize () is a village in the civil parish of Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor, about west of Abingdon. It was part of Berkshire, England, until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the ...

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 ...

. The parish extends north of the villages to the

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and south to the

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. The parish was formed on 1 April 1971 by merging the two parishes of Kingston Bagpuize and Draycot Moor.Vision of Britain website
/ref> From 1971 to 1974 the parish was in Berkshire, but in 1974 it was transferred to Oxfordshire. Within Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor there are many amenities such as Aquarius (hairdressers), the Log Cabin (newsagents and sandwich shop), the Crossroads garage (car dealership and MOT/service station),a

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and a

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References

External links

KBS Online
community website
KBDGSHOW.BIZ
Kingston Bagpuize Drama Group Civil parishes in Oxfordshire {{Oxfordshire-geo-stub