Netherton is a
hamlet
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in
Fyfield and Tubney
Fyfield and Tubney is a civil parish in The Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England. It includes the village of Fyfield which is about west of Abingdon and Tubney, which is about west of Abingdon. The parish was formed in 1952 w ...
civil parish
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about west of
Abingdon. Formerly in the parish of
Fyfield before it merged with
Tubney
Tubney is a small village in Oxfordshire, England (in Berkshire until 1974). It lies just south of the A420 road from Oxford to Faringdon, southwest of Oxford.
History
Tubney was first mentioned in 955, when it was included in land granted to ...
in 1952, it was part of
Berkshire until the
1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The
toponym
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is derived from the
Old English
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''neotherra'' meaning "lower,
nether" and ''dun'' meaning "hill". It was recorded as ''Netendon'' in 1193. Netherton is primarily
residential. Netherton is linked with
Oxford
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...
by Pulhams Coaches route 63 bus that runs on Mondays to Fridays.
References
{{Vale of White Horse
Hamlets in Oxfordshire