Woodcote
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Woodcote is a village and civil parish in the South Oxfordshire district, in Oxfordshire, England, about southeast of Wallingford and about northwest of Reading. It is in the Chiltern Hills, and the highest part of the village is above sea level. Woodcote lies between the Goring Road and the A4074. It is centred on the village green and Church Farm, with the village hall centred on the crossroads. In 2001 the parish had a population of 2715.
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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
- Woodcote
- UK place.static_image_name
- The Black Lion, Woodcote - geograph.org.uk - 37068.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Black Lion, Woodcote
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU6481
- UK place.label_position
- top
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 7.11
- UK place.population
- 2715
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001 census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Woodcote
- UK place.shire_district
- South Oxfordshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Oxfordshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
- Reading
- UK place.postcode_district
- RG8
- UK place.postcode_area
- RG
- UK place.dial_code
- 01491
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Henley and Thame
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Woodcote is a village and civil parish in the South Oxfordshire district, in Oxfordshire, England, about southeast of Wallingford and about northwest of Reading. It is in the Chiltern Hills, and the highest part of the village is above sea level. Woodcote lies between the Goring Road and the A4074. It is centred on the village green and Church Farm, with the village hall centred on the crossroads. In 2001 the parish had a population of 2715.
==History== Prehistoric artefacts have been found in the area, including a polished hand-axe from about 3000 BC found in the nearby hamlet of Exlade Street and on show in Reading Museum and a 28 cm carved stone head Romano-Celtic, probably 1st–2nd century, with typical protruding eyes, exaggerated lips and flattened nose. The folds of skin on the neck and musculature at the back of the head have been carefully detailed. It is of white oolite limestone, and was found at Wayside Green, Woodcote, and is now in Reading Museum (Ref 401-78).
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