Worsham, Oxfordshire Explained

Country:England
Static Image:Worsham Turn Cottages - geograph.org.uk - 308500.jpg
Static Image Caption:Worsham Turn Cottages
Coordinates:51.794°N -1.568°W
Official Name:Worsham
Civil Parish:Asthal
Shire District:West Oxfordshire
Shire County:Oxfordshire
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:Witney
Post Town:Witney
Postcode District:OX29
Postcode Area:OX
Dial Code:01993
Os Grid Reference:SP2910

Worsham is a hamlet on the River Windrush about 3.5miles west of Witney. 0.25miles east of Worsham on the north side of the Windrush are the remains of a small Roman house.[1] In later history Worsham was the site of a water mill. The area also has two Cotswold stone quarries, both now disused.

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Notes and References

  1. Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 426.