Bagley Wood

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Bagley Wood
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LocationOxfordshire,England
OS grid SP510024
Coordinates 51°43′05″N1°15′40″W / 51.7180°N 1.2611°W / 51.7180; -1.2611 Coordinates: 51°43′05″N1°15′40″W / 51.7180°N 1.2611°W / 51.7180; -1.2611
Governing body St John's College, Oxford

Bagley Wood is a wood in the parish of Kennington between Oxford and Abingdon in Oxfordshire, England (in Berkshire until 1974). It is traversed from north to south by the A34 road, which was rerouted through the wood in 1972.

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History

Bagley Wood is an ancient wood. Except for a few years in the 16th century it has had only two owners since 955. From 955 to 1538 it was owned by Abingdon Abbey, and since 1557 most of the wood has been owned by St John's College, Oxford. [1] [2] Bagley Wood was historically an extra-parochial area in the hundred of Hormer. In 1858 it was made a civil parish, although its population in the 1861 census was only 10. [3] In 1900 the civil parish became part of the parish of Radley, and in 1936 it was transferred to Kennington when that parish was formed. [4]

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The wood is open to permissive public access on maintained (‘Stone’ or ‘mown’) routes, via gated entrances. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ William Page and P.H. Ditchfield (eds) (1924). "Parishes: Bagley Wood". A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 10 July 2011.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ St John's College, Oxford: Biological Sciences
  3. ↑ Vision of Britain, population statistics
  4. ↑ Vision of Britain: Radley
  5. ↑ Visit us | St John’s College
  6. ↑ Poem-hunter website
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