North Newington is a village and

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in northern

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, England, about west of

Banbury Banbury is a historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, South East England. It had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census. Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surrounding area of north Oxfordshire ...

. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 324. The parish is nearly long east – west and about wide north – south. Sor Brook, a tributary of the

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, forms part of the eastern boundary of the parish and the B4035 road forms part of the southern boundary. The village is just west of Sor Brook, about above sea level.

History

North Newington used to be a

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in the parish of Broughton. It is still in the

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ecclesiastical parish of St Mary the Virgin, Broughton. The

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is in the grounds of

Broughton Castle Broughton Castle is a medieval fortified manor house in the village of Broughton, which is about two miles south-west of Banbury in Oxfordshire, England, on the B4035 road (). It is the home of the Fiennes (in full Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes) ...

, south of North Newington. North Newington's most notable historic building is Park Farm House, which has

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es and other features from the 14th or 15th century. Park Farm has also a 17th-century circular

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Amenities

A village school was built in 1853 and is now Bishop Carpenter Church of England primary school. The school celebrated its

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in 2003 with an open day at which it invited former pupils to return and share memories. This was combined with a Village History Day which showed how the village has developed since records began. North Newington has a 17th-century

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, The Baker's Arms, which currently trades as the Blinking Owl. The village used to have another 17th-century pub, the Roebuck, which is now a private house.

References

Sources and further reading

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External links

North Newington's Website
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