Pyrton
| Pyrton | |
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 St Mary's parish church |
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 Pyrton
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| Pyrton shown within Oxfordshire | |
| Area | 13.31 km2 (5.14 sq mi) |
| Population | 227 (2011 Census) |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU6895 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Watlington |
| Postcode district | OX49 |
| Dialling code | 01491 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Pyrton Parish Council |
Pyrton /ˈpɜːrtən/ is a small village and large civil parish in Oxfordshire about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the small town of Watlington and 5 miles (8 km) south of Thame. The 2011 Census reforded the parish's population as 227.
The toponym is from Old English meaning "pear-tree farm".
In 1957 a late Iron Age cremation burial from the first half of the 1st century AD was discovered on Pyrton Heath. The burial pit contained two Belgic butt beakers, a bowl and a dish. The smaller of the beakers contained cremated human remains and fragments of a bronze brooch. The finder donated all the items to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.
The ancient Icknield Way passes through the parish, where it is crossed by the Mediaeval Knightsbridge Lane that runs the length of the parish, which is the eighth largest of a district of 87 civil parishes.
Pyrton is a strip parish. The ancient parish comprised two detached portions extending about 12 miles (19 km) between Standhill Farm near Little Haseley and Stonor in the Chiltern Hills. The Stonor portion became a separate parish in 1896, and in 1922 joined Pishill to form the parish of Pishill with Stonor. The remaining Pyrton portion extends about 6 miles (10 km) between Standhill Farm and a point just north of Christmas Common. Standhill had been a hamlet with a manor house, but in the 14th century it was depopulated in the Black Death.
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