Fencott and Murcott 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 ...

about south of Bicester in the

Cherwell district Cherwell ( ) is a local government district in northern Oxfordshire, England. The district takes its name from the River Cherwell, which drains south through the region to flow into the River Thames at Oxford. Towns in Cherwell include Banbu ...

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the north west of South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primarily ...

, England. The parish is bounded on the north and west by the

River Ray The River Ray is a tributary of the River Cherwell in south east England. It rises at Quainton Hill, Buckinghamshire and flows west through flat countryside for around to meet the Cherwell at Islip in Oxfordshire. The Ray's catchment area i ...

and has an area of just over being inclusive of roads and watercourses. It includes the villages of

Fencott Fencott is a Hamlet (place), hamlet between the River Ray and Otmoor in the Civil parishes in England, civil parish of Fencott and Murcott, about south of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. History In 1542 the Crown granted most of the land at ...

and Murcott and had a population of about 285 residents in 2011. There are no shops or post offices but there is one

public house A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...

, the Nut Tree InnThe Nut Tree Inn
/ref> at Murcott. The

M40 motorway The M40 motorway links London, Oxford and Birmingham in England, a distance of approximately . The motorway is dual three lanes except for junction 1A to junction 3 (which is dual four lanes) a short section in-between the exit and entry slip-r ...

passes through the northern part of the parish. The parish covers most of Otmoor, including the Otmoor RSPB nature reserve.

References

External links

Fencott and Murcott page on the Alice's Meadow website

Fencott & Murcott Parish Council page on Oxfordshire County Council website

Fencott & Murcott page on the OWLS website
provided by Oxfordshire County Council. This shows the different landscape types and

Site of Special Scientific Interest A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...

(SSI's) in the parish. Civil parishes in Oxfordshire Otmoor {{Oxfordshire-geo-stub