In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hampton Poyle like this:
HAMPTON-POYLE, a parish in Woodstock district, Oxford, on the river Cherwell, 2 miles SE of Woodstock r. station, and 3¾ ESE of Woodstock. Post town, Woodstock. Acres, 830. Real property, £1, 429. Pop., 125. Houses, 28. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged formerly to the family of Poyle. ...
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £250. * Patron, Queen's College, Oxford. The church was built in the 14th century; has, in the chancel, a good early decorated English window; and contains two fine effigies of a cross legged warrior and his lady, and a brass of John Poyle of 1424. There is a national school.
Hampton Poyle through time
Hampton Poyle is now part of Cherwell district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cherwell has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hampton Poyle itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hampton Poyle, in Cherwell and Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9822
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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