Foscot, Oxfordshire Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:51.896°N -1.639°W
Official Name:Foscot
Civil Parish:Idbury
Shire District:West Oxfordshire
Shire County:Oxfordshire
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:Witney
Post Town:Chipping Norton
Postcode District:OX7
Postcode Area:OX
Os Grid Reference:SP2421

Foscot is a hamlet in the Cotswolds in the Evenlode valley. It falls within Idbury civil parish, in the West Oxfordshire District, about 5miles southeast of Stow-on-the-Wold in neighbouring Gloucestershire, and 1.7miles from Kingham. It is in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[1] Foscot is in the ecclesiastical parish of St Leonard, Bledington[2] and is socially integrated with the adjacent Bledington village. The major landowner is Loudham Estates, based at Foxcote Farm.[3] Foxholes, a woodland nature reserve sloping down to the River Evenlode with year-round colour and wildlife interest, is adjacent to Foscot. It is noted for its spring bluebells and abundant bat and bird life and is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Oxfordshire Cotswolds. West Oxfordshire District Council.
  2. Web site: St Leonard's Bledington. Evenlodevale Churches.
  3. Web site: Loudham Estates (Suffolk) Ltd.
  4. Web site: Foxholes. Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust.