Leafield
Sign in to saveLeafield is a village and civil parish about northwest of Witney in West Oxfordshire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Langley, west of Leafield village. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 945. The village is above sea level in the Cotswold Hills. It was the highest point in Oxfordshire until the 1974 county boundary changes enlarged the county.
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Leafield
- UK place.static_image_name
- Leafield StMichael WestFront.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Michael's parish church
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP318153
- UK place.label_position
- bottom
- UK place.population
- 945
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Leafield
- UK place.shire_district
- West Oxfordshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Oxfordshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- West Oxfordshire
- Population
- +945
- Shares border with
- Cornbury and Wychwood
- Official website
- www.leafieldvillage.co.uk
- Image
- Leafield StMichael WestFront.JPG
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Archaeology
- History
- Leafield Technical Centre
- Amenities
- References
- Sources
- External links
Leafield is a village and civil parish about northwest of Witney in West Oxfordshire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Langley, west of Leafield village. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 945. The village is above sea level in the Cotswold Hills. It was the highest point in Oxfordshire until the 1974 county boundary changes enlarged the county.
==Archaeology== There are a number of tumuli in the parish, including Leafield Barrow, locally called Barry's Hill Tump, on top of the hill just to the north of the village. Leafield Barrow also has archaeological evidence for being the site of a medieval motte-and-bailey castle called Leafield Castle. The castle would be situated at a position in the village which would have given it a commanding view of the settlement. There are visible earthworks present which would add to the castle's defensive capability. The castle is believed to form a similar shape to that of Ascot d'Oilly Castle.