Spelsbury

Spelsbury
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Spelsbury
Spelsbury shown within Oxfordshire
Population	305 (parish, including Dean & Taston) (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SP3421
Civil parish	Spelsbury
District	West Oxfordshire
Shire county	Oxfordshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Chipping Norton
Postcode district	OX7
Dialling code	01608
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Oxfordshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Witney
Website	Spelsbury Parish Council
List of places UK England Oxfordshire 51°53′46″N 1°29′31″W / 51.896°N 1.492°W / 51.896; -1.492Coordinates: 51°53′46″N 1°29′31″W / 51.896°N 1.492°W / 51.896; -1.492

Spelsbury (/ˈspɛlzbri, -bəri/ or locally /ˈspɛw-/) is a village and civil parish about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Charlbury and about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. The village is on a narrow hill between the Coldron and Taston brooks overlooking the River Evenlode and the ancient Wychwood Forest to the south. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 305.

The toponym is derived from the Old English for either "spying place" or the place of a person called "Speol". It was first recorded in the Cartularium Saxonicum in AD 1010 as Speoles byrig. In 1086 the Domesday Book recorded the village as Spelesberie.

The Church of England parish church of All Saints was originally Norman with a central tower. In about 1200 transepts were added, but during the 13th century the Early English Gothic nave was built on the site of the Norman chancel. The nave is flanked by north and south aisles. The present west doorway in the tower and several of the windows in the aisles are early 14th century.>

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