Hardwick, West Oxfordshire Explained

Official Name:Hardwick
Static Image Name:HardwickCokethorpe StMary southwest.jpg
Static Image Caption:The former St Mary's parish church;
now Cokethorpe School chapel
Coordinates:51.76°N -1.466°W
Os Grid Reference:SP3705
Label Position:left
Civil Parish:Hardwick-with-Yelford
Shire District:West Oxfordshire
Shire County:Oxfordshire
Region:South East England
Country:England
Post Town:Witney
Postcode Area:OX
Postcode District:OX29
Dial Code:01993

Hardwick is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hardwick-with-Yelford, in the West Oxfordshire district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. The village is on the A415 road about 2.5miles southeast of Witney. It lies on the river Windrush. Hardwick was historically a hamlet or chapelry in the ancient parish of Ducklington. It became a separate civil parish in 1866.[1] On 1 April 1932 the parish was merged with the parish of Yelford and large parts of the parishes of Ducklington and Standlake to form the civil parish of Hardwick-with-Yelford, part also went to Standlake.[2] [3] In 1931 the parish had a population of 97.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Relationships and changes Hardwick Ch/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 19 August 2023.
  2. Book: Crossley . Alan . Currie . C.R.J. (eds.) . Baggs . A.P. . Chance . Eleanor . Colvin . Christina . Day . C.J. . Selwyn . Nesta . Townley . Simon C. . 1996 . A History of the County of Oxford . 13: Bampton Hundred (Part One) . . 978-0-19722-790-9 . 110–118 . 23 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Witney Registration District. UKBMD. 19 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Population statistics Hardwick Ch/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 19 August 2023.