In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Fencott like this:

FENCOTT AND MURCOTT, a conjoint hamlet in Charlton-on-Otmoor parish, Oxford; near the river Ray, 4¼ miles SSW of Bicester. Real property, £1, 546. Pop., 313. Houses, 68.

Fencott through time

Fencott is now part of CHERWELL District. Click here for graphs and data of how CHERWELL has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Fencott itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Fencott, in Cherwell and Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9667

Date accessed: 11th February 2026


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