Huscote, Banbury

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Huscote
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Huscote
Location within Oxfordshire
OS grid reference SP477425
  London 77 miles (124 km)
Civil parish
District
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Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Banbury
Postcode district OX17
Dialling code 01295
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52°04′45″N1°18′16″W / 52.079084°N 1.3043100°W / 52.079084; -1.3043100 Coordinates: 52°04′45″N1°18′16″W / 52.079084°N 1.3043100°W / 52.079084; -1.3043100

Huscote was a tiny hamlet on the edge of north Oxfordshire, a rural area bordering with West Northamptonshire. The hamlet sits East of J11 of the M40. Predominantly agricultural land used for grazing. Census returns from the 1800s show houses at Huscote, but today only Huscote Farm remains [1] [2] [3]

There are 42 tree preservation orders on Huscote Farm today [4]

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References

  1. "Huscote: Introduction | OS Map 1888-1913".
  2. "Descriptive gazetteer entry for Huscote". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  3. "Huscote: Introduction | British History".
  4. "Huscote:Introduction | Cherwell Conservation Areas".