In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Souldern like this:
SOULDERN, a parish, with a village, in Bicester district, Oxford; 1½ mile ESE of Aynho r. station, and 3½ E of Deddington. It has a post-office under Banbury. Acres, 1,451. Real property, £3,834. Pop., 587. Houses, 128. The manor belongs to R. S. Cox, Esq. Some Saxon antiquities have been found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £550.* Pa.. tron, St. John's College, Cambridge. The church is of various dates, and has an early Norman tower. There are an endowed school with £50 a year, and charities £30.
Souldern through time
Souldern is now part of Cherwell district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cherwell has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Souldern itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Souldern, in Cherwell and Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10178
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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