Towns & cities · West Midlands
Stadhampton
Stadhampton — village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Radley · 7.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Stadhampton is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 10 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 775 people. Address: OX44. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England". Coordinates: 51.6810°, -1.1310°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Stadhampton is a village and civil parish about 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Oxford in South Oxfordshire, England. Stadhampton is close to the River Thame, a tributary of the River Thames. The village was first mentioned by name in 1146, and was in the ownership of the bishops of Lincoln, the crown, and various Oxford colleges for most of subsequent history. The village includes several buildings of historical and architectural interest, including a parish church with features dating back to the 12th-century.
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Background
History
The Domesday Book of 1086 does not mention Stadhampton by name, but the settlement evidently formed part of the demesne lands of the Bishop of Lincoln's Dorchester manor. Dorchester on Thames was the first Anglo-Saxon bishopric of England, and was the de facto capital of Wessex until being displaced by Winchester in 660. Dorchester manor and the village of Stadhampton remained in the ownership of the bishops of Lincoln for almost a thousand years until they passed into the ownership of Edward VI in 1547, continuing in the ownership of the crown until Elizabeth I granted the manor to Henry, Lord Norreys of Rycote. The village then passed through the ownership of several prominent families…
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- Coordinates
- 51.6810, -1.1310
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- South Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Stadhampton
- Postcode
- OX44
- Parliamentary constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Population
- 775
- Nearest railway station
- Radley — 7.5 km
- Official site
- www.stadhampton.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q1941960 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stadhampton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St.John the Baptist Church - Stadhampton - geograph.org.uk - 93497.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stadhampton?
- Stadhampton is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX44), in the parish of Stadhampton.
- Is Stadhampton a protected site?
- Yes — Stadhampton is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Stadhampton free to visit?
- Yes, Stadhampton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Stadhampton?
- The nearest railway station is Radley, about 7.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX44.