Ascott d'Oyley is a village in
Oxfordshire
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, England. The name 'Ascott' is derived from the
Old English
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''ēast'' (east) and ''cot'' (cottage), whilst d’Oyley was appended because Wido de Oileo 'held the place in the late eleventh century.' Ascott d’Oyley with its sister village
Ascott Earl
Ascott Earl is a village in Oxfordshire, England. There are the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle beside the river Evenlode.
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together form the larger community of
Ascott-under-Wychwood
Ascott-under-Wychwood is a village and civil parish in the Evenlode valley about south of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 560.
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. Ascott d’Oyley is recorded in the 1086 ''
Domesday Book
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'' as having 14 households and a mill, under the lordship of Roger d'Oilly, and tenanted by Robert d’Oilly, whose family gives the village its name.
"Ascot d'Oyley"
, Open Domesday An earthmound marks the remains of Ascott d’Oyley Castle. Today the village consists of stone-built houses and cottages grouped around the High Street and Mill Lane. Ascott d'Oyley is served by Windrush Valley School and Ascott-under-Wychwood railway station.
See also
*Ascot d'Oilly Castle
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Ascot d'Oilly Castle is situated north of the village of Ascott-under-Wychwood in the north west region of Oxfordshire. It is a scheduled ancient monument. A fragment of the castle remains and is a Grade II listed building. It was name ...
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