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Kirtlington

Kirtlington
Kirtlington StMaryVirgin South.JPG
St Mary the Virgin parish church
Kirtlington is located in Oxfordshire
Kirtlington
Kirtlington
Kirtlington shown within Oxfordshire
Area 14.51 km2 (5.60 sq mi)
Population 988 (2011 Census) (parish, including Northbrook)
• Density 68/km2 (180/sq mi)
OS grid reference SP5019
Civil parish
  • Kirtlington
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Kidlington
Postcode district OX5
Dialling code 01869
Police Thames Valley
Fire Oxfordshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament
Website Kirtlington Oxfordshire
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°52′26″N 1°16′26″W / 51.874°N 1.274°W / 51.874; -1.274Coordinates: 51°52′26″N 1°16′26″W / 51.874°N 1.274°W / 51.874; -1.274

Kirtlington is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire about 6 12 miles (10.5 km) west of Bicester. The parish includes the hamlet of Northbrook. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 988.

The Portway is a pre-Roman road running parallel with the River Cherwell on high ground about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the river. It bisects Kirtlington parish and passes through the village. A short stretch of it is now part of the A4095 road through the village. Longer stretches form minor roads to Bletchington and Upper Heyford.

Akeman Street Roman road bisects the parish east–west passing just north of Kirtlington village. A 4-mile (6.4 km) minor road linking Kirtlington with Chesterton uses its course. Aves ditch is pre-Saxon. One end of the ditch is in Kirtlington parish about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village.

The earliest known historical record of Kirtlington is from AD 945. In 977 King Edward the Martyr held a witenagemot at Kirtlington attended by Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury. In the 11th century Kirtlington was a royal manor of Edward the Confessor. The Domesday Book records that in 1086 Cherielintone was now a royal manor of the conquering Norman monarchy. It remained a royal manor until 1604 when the Crown sold it to two wealthy Londoners.


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