Taston

Taston
Thor Stone (left foreground), with the Medieval preaching cross beyond
Taston
Taston shown within Oxfordshire
OS grid reference	SP3621
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°54′14″N 1°28′26″W / 51.904°N 1.474°W / 51.904; -1.474Coordinates: 51°54′14″N 1°28′26″W / 51.904°N 1.474°W / 51.904; -1.474

Taston is a hamlet in Spelsbury civil parish, about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) north of Charlbury and 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.

Its toponym is derived from Thorstan meaning "Thorstone", a small standing stone claimed to be a thunderbolt of the god Thunor.

At the centre of Taston are the base and broken shaft of a Medieval preaching cross. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Middle Farmhouse is a house built of coursed rubble in the 17th and early 18th centuries. Part of the roof is of Stonesfield slate. The farmstead has a four-bay barn that was built of stone early in the 18th century and altered in 1884.

The Firkins is a small house near Thorsbrook Spring. It is built of rubble and probably dates from early in the 18th century.

At Thorsbrook Spring, about 140 yards (130 m) southeast of the preaching cross, is a Victorian Gothic Revival memorial fountain. It was built in 1862 in memory of Henrietta, Viscountess Dillon, wife of Henry Dillon, 13th Viscount Dillon.

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