Little Coxwell is a village and
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 authorit ...
in
South East England
South East England is one of the nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. It consists of the counties of Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Berkshi ...
, about south of
Faringdon
Faringdon is a historic market town in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England, south-west of Oxford, north-west of Wantage and east-north-east of Swindon. It extends to the River Thames in the north; the highest ground is on the Ridg ...
and east of
Great Coxwell. Little Coxwell was part of
Berkshire until the
1974 local government boundary changes transferred the
Vale of White Horse
The Vale of White Horse is a local government district of Oxfordshire in England. It was historically a north-west projection of Berkshire. The area is commonly referred to as the 'Vale of ''the'' White Horse'. It is crossed by the Ridgeway N ...
to
Oxfordshire.
Cistercian monks of
Beaulieu Abbey built the
Church of England parish church of
Saint Mary in the 12th century as a
chapel of ease. Little Coxwell was a dependent
chapelry of the ecclesiastical parish of Great Faringdon. In 1866 the civil parish was established. The village has a
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 wa ...
, the Eagle Tavern. The
Hurlingham Polo Association
The Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA) is the governing body for polo in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United Arab Emirates and many other countries. The Federation of International Polo produces the International Rules of Polo through a coop ...
, the governing body for polo in the UK, Ireland, and many other countries, has its office at Manor Farm, Little Coxwell.
Welcome to the Hurlingham Polo Association
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Civil parishes in Oxfordshire
Villages in Oxfordshire
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