Bodicote

Bodicote
St. John the Baptist parish church
Bodicote
Bodicote shown within Oxfordshire
Area	4.33 km2 (1.67 sq mi)
Population	2,126 (2011 Census)
• Density	491/km2 (1,270/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SP4637
Civil parish	Bodicote
District	Cherwell
Shire county	Oxfordshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Banbury
Postcode district	OX15
Dialling code	01295
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Oxfordshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Banbury
Website	Bodicote Parish Council
List of places UK England Oxfordshire 52°02′10″N 1°19′52″W / 52.036°N 1.331°W / 52.036; -1.331Coordinates: 52°02′10″N 1°19′52″W / 52.036°N 1.331°W / 52.036; -1.331

Bodicote is a village and civil parish about 2 miles (3 km) south of the centre of Banbury in Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 2,126.

The Domesday Book of 1086 records a windmill that stood next to the grove at the top of Bodicote. Sor Brook, which forms the southern boundary of the parish, has a watermill.

The Church of England parish church of Saint John the Baptist has existed since at least the 13th century, and its chancel arch dates from that time. The building has north and south aisles linked to the nave by 14th century arcades of three bays each. There used to be a bell tower over the north aisle. In 1844 the architects John Plowman and H.J. Underwood effected an almost complete rebuilding of St. John's that included demolishing the old tower and replaced it with the current west tower.

The tower has a ring of eight bells, all from the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. The fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and tenor bells were cast by Thomas II Mears in 1843 and the treble, second and third bells were cast in 1974.

Bodicote House is a large Georgian house with a number of Victorian additions. It is now the main office for Cherwell District Council.

Bodicote Methodist church was built in 1845.

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