Oxenton is a village and

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north east of

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, in the

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district, in the county of

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, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 162. The parish touches Alderton,

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Gotherington Gotherington is a small village north of Bishops Cleeve in Gloucestershire, England. It is surrounded on the north by the villages of Woolstone and Oxenton, and to the south by Woodmancote and Bishop's Cleeve, a very large urban village. G ...

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and Stoke Orchard. It is on the west side of Oxenton Hill, a northern outlier of the Cotswolds. Oxenton has a

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Landmarks

There are 22 listed buildings in Oxenton. Oxenton has a church called St John the Baptist and a village hall.

History

The name "Oxenton" means 'Ox hill'. Oxenton was recorded in the

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as ''Oxendone''. On 1 April 1935 Woolstone parish was abolished and merged with Oxenton.

References

Villages in Gloucestershire Civil parishes in Gloucestershire Borough of Tewkesbury {{Gloucestershire-geo-stub