Farmoor

Farmoor
St Mary's parish church
Farmoor
Farmoor shown within Oxfordshire
OS grid reference	SP4507
Civil parish	Cumnor
District	Vale of White Horse
Shire county	Oxfordshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Oxford
Postcode district	OX2
Dialling code	01865
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Oxfordshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Oxford West and Abingdon
Website	Farmoor Village
List of places UK England Oxfordshire 51°45′40″N 1°21′07″W / 51.761°N 1.352°W / 51.761; -1.352Coordinates: 51°45′40″N 1°21′07″W / 51.761°N 1.352°W / 51.761; -1.352

Farmoor is a village 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of the centre of Oxford, England. The village was part of Berkshire until the 1974 local government boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.

The village is 550 yards (500 m) from Pinkhill Lock on the River Thames. Farmoor has a village shop, filling station and a small business park called Farmoor Court.

Historically the Farmoor area was called the tything of Stroud. Farmoor Common was an open field within the tything. It is now submerged under the reservoir. The village was developed in the early decades of the 20th century and took its name from the Common.

Farmoor is part of the parish of Cumnor, and until the 20th century parishioners worshipped 2 miles (3 km) away at the Church of England parish church of Saint Michael, Cumnor. There is now the church of Saint Mary, Farmoor that was built as a chapel of ease.

Farmoor Reservoir was built in 1967 and extended in 1976. It has a number of wetland nature areas.

BBC Television used Oaken Holt Rest Home in Eynsham Road, Farmoor as a location for the 1990s sitcom Waiting for God.

Grid reference grid reference SP450070

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