Cassington
Sign in to saveCassington is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire about northwest of Oxford. The village lies on gravel strata about from the confluence of the River Evenlode with the River Thames. The parish includes the hamlet of Worton northeast of the village and the site of the former hamlet of Somerford to the south. Somerford seems to have been abandoned early in the 14th century. Cassington is formed of two parts, "upper" and "lower", each with its own village green. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 750.
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Place details
- Locality
- West Oxfordshire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 750
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Cassington
- UK place.static_image_name
- Cassington StPeter South.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Peter's parish church
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP4510
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.population
- 750
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Cassington
- UK place.shire_district
- West Oxfordshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Oxfordshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- West Oxfordshire
- Population
- +750
- Shares border with
- Eynsham
- Official website
- www.wospweb.com/site/Cassington-Online/Parish-Council.htm
- Image
- Cassington StPeter South.JPG
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Archaeology
- Toponym
- Manors
- Church and chapel
- Economic and social history
- Reopening the railway
- Amenities
- Cassington Bike Night
- References
- Sources and further reading
- External links
Cassington is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire about northwest of Oxford. The village lies on gravel strata about from the confluence of the River Evenlode with the River Thames. The parish includes the hamlet of Worton northeast of the village and the site of the former hamlet of Somerford to the south. Somerford seems to have been abandoned early in the 14th century. Cassington is formed of two parts, "upper" and "lower", each with its own village green. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 750.
==Archaeology== Evidence has been found of Neolithic occupation. Traces have been found of a Saxon settlement with buildings, a village boundary and a field system.