Aston Upthorpe

Aston Upthorpe

Thorpe Street, Aston Upthorpe
Aston Upthorpe
Aston Upthorpe shown within Oxfordshire
Area 4.74 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Population 179 (2011 Census)
• Density 38/km2 (98/sq mi)
OS grid reference SU5586
Civil parish
  • Aston Upthorpe
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Didcot
Postcode district OX11
Dialling code 01235
Police Thames Valley
Fire Oxfordshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament
Website The Astons.Net

Aston Upthorpe is a village and civil parish about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Didcot in South Oxfordshire. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 179.[1]

Prehistory

Half of the 360 foot (110 m) high Blewburton Hill is in the parish. The hill is the site of an Iron Age hill fort that may have been occupied from the 4th century BC to the 1st century BC.[2]

Parish church

The Church of England parish church of All Saints may date from the second half of the 11th century. However, the only surviving Norman features are one small window in the north wall of the nave and the blocked-up remains of a south doorway. The nave roof may be 14th century and its west wall and Perpendicular Gothic window may be 15th century.[3] The wooden north porch is of uncertain date,[2] possibly the first half of the 17th century. In 1859–60 under the direction of the Gothic Revival architect P.C. Hardwick, the nave was restored [3] and the chancel was restored.[2] The bellcote is also wooden and has two bells,[3] and may have been added by Hardwick.[2] All Saints is now part of the Benefice of the Churn.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Area: Aston Upthorpe (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Pevsner 1966, p. 74.
  3. 1 2 3 Page & Ditchfield 1923, p. 280–291.
  4. ↑ Archbishops' Council. "Benefice of The Churn". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 5 June 2015.

Sources

  • Page, W.H.; Ditchfield, P.H., eds. (1923). A History of the County of Berkshire. Victoria County History. 3. assisted by John Hautenville Cope. London: The St Katherine Press. pp. 280–291.
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 74.
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