In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hensington like this:
HENSINGTON, a hamlet in Bladon parish, Oxford; 2 miles S of Woodstock. Acres, 340. Real property, £1, 537. Pop., 271. Houses, 41. The Woodstock workhouse is here; and, at the Census of 1861, had 86 inmates.
Hensington through time
Hensington is now part of West Oxfordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Oxfordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hensington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hensington in West Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9843
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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