Southmoor
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 Southmoor Methodist Church |
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 Southmoor
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| Southmoor shown within Oxfordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU3998 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Abingdon |
| Postcode district | OX13 |
| Dialling code | 01865 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor Community Website |
Southmoor is a village in the civil parish of Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor, about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Historically part of Berkshire, the 1974 boundary changes transferred local government to Oxfordshire.
Southmoor village is just south of the A420 between Oxford and Swindon.
Southmoor was historically the southern part of the township of Draycot Moor (also spelt Draycott Moor), a manor of the ancient parish of Longworth. At the time of the Domesday Book the manor was held by Abingdon Abbey. In 1574 the manor passed to St John's College, Oxford, who still own it today.
John Blandy the Elder left money in his will of 1736 to found the Blandy educational charities. John Blandy the Younger left money to augment the charities in his will of 1791. In 1874 a scheme was established under the Endowed Schools Act 1869 for the Blandy charities to provide an elementary school, scholarships, a public lending library and extra playground facilities. The school is now a primary school, John Blandy Voluntary Controlled School.
A Wesleyan chapel was built in Southmoor in 1841. It is now a Methodist church in the Wantage and Abingdon Methodist Circuit.
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