Towersey
Sign in to saveTowersey is a village and civil parish about east of Thame in Oxfordshire. Towersey was part of Buckinghamshire until 1933, when the county boundary was moved and Towersey was exchanged for Kingsey. The 2011 Census recorded Towersey parish's population as 433.
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Place details
- Locality
- South Oxfordshire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Towersey
- UK place.static_image_name
- Towersey Church in the Snow - geograph.org.uk - 352062.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Catherine's parish church
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP7305
- UK place.label_position
- bottom
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 5.57
- UK place.population
- 433
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Towersey
- UK place.shire_district
- South Oxfordshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Oxfordshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.country
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- South Oxfordshire
- Population
- +433
- Area
- +5.57
- Shares border with
- Sydenham
- Official website
- www.towerseyvillage.co.uk
- Image
- Towersey Church in the Snow - geograph.org.uk - 352062.jpg
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Toponym
- Parish church
- Railway
- Amenities
- References
- Sources and further reading
- External links
Towersey is a village and civil parish about east of Thame in Oxfordshire. Towersey was part of Buckinghamshire until 1933, when the county boundary was moved and Towersey was exchanged for Kingsey. The 2011 Census recorded Towersey parish's population as 433.
==Toponym== The toponym "Towersey" is derived from Old and Middle English. The Domesday Book of 1086 records it as simply Eia, meaning "island". This refers to a dry area of land in the marshes of the Aylesbury Vale, on the edge of which the village stands. A manuscript of 1174 records Kingsey also as simply Eya, but thereafter both toponyms gained prefixes to distinguish the two villages. A manuscript of 1194 refers to Kingseie, which has evolved into "Kingsey". Mid-13th-century records refer to Turrisey and Tureseye, which has evolved into "Towersey". It means "island of de Turs", referring to Richard de Turs, who held the manor from 1252.