Swinford Museum

Last updated

The Swinford Museum is a small museum in the village of Filkins, west Oxfordshire, England. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The collection covers local domestic, agricultural, trade and craft tools. The museum is housed in a 17th-century cottage. [1] It was founded by George Swinford in 1931, hence the name, with the help of Sir Stafford Cripps.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oxford</span> City in Oxfordshire, England

Oxford is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is 56 miles (90 km) north-west of London, 64 miles (103 km) south-east of Birmingham and 61 miles (98 km) north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world; it has buildings in every style of English architecture since late Anglo-Saxon. Oxford's industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, information technology and science.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oxfordshire</span> County of England

Oxfordshire is a historic, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primarily due to the work of the University of Oxford. Oxfordshire is locally governed by Oxfordshire County Council, together with the lower tier councils of its five non-metropolitan districts: City of Oxford, Cherwell, South Oxfordshire, Vale of White Horse, and West Oxfordshire. The ceremonial county is landlocked and bordered by Northamptonshire to the north-east, Warwickshire to the north-west, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, Wiltshire to the south-west, and Gloucestershire to the west. The areas of Oxfordshire south of the River Thames were part of the historic county of Berkshire, including the county's highest point, the 261-metre (856 ft) White Horse Hill.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Oxfordshire</span> Non-metropolitan district in England

South Oxfordshire is a local government district in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, England. Its council is temporarily based outside the district at Abingdon-on-Thames pending a planned move to Didcot, the district's largest town. The areas located south of the River Thames are within the historic county of Berkshire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Oxfordshire</span> Non-metropolitan district in England

West Oxfordshire is a local government district in northwest Oxfordshire, England, including towns such as Woodstock, Burford, Chipping Norton, Charlbury, Carterton and Witney, where the council is based.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Swinford Toll Bridge</span> Bridge in Eynsham, Oxfordshire

Swinford Toll Bridge is a privately owned toll bridge across the Thames in Oxfordshire, England. It crosses the river just above Eynsham Lock, between the village of Eynsham on the north-west bank and the hamlet of Swinford on the south-east bank. It carries the B4044 between Oxford and Eynsham, which was the A40 road until the north Oxford bypass was completed in 1936.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Swinford, Oxfordshire</span> Human settlement in England

Swinford in the English county of Oxfordshire is a hamlet in the civil parish of Cumnor. It lies on the road between Eynsham and Farmoor (B4044) on the south bank of the River Thames. The Swinford Toll Bridge carrying the B4044 crosses the River Thames here. In 1974 it was transferred from Berkshire to the county of Oxfordshire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Banbury Museum</span>

Banbury Museum & Gallery is a local museum in the town of Banbury, north Oxfordshire, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eynsham Lock</span>

Eynsham Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England. It is on the southern bank near Swinford Oxfordshire. The large village of Eynsham is a little distance away on the northern bank.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Filkins</span> Human settlement in England

For people with the surname, see Filkins (surname).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abingdon County Hall Museum</span> Local museum in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Abingdon County Hall Museum is a local museum in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. The museum is run by Abingdon Town Council and supported by Abingdon Museum Friends, a registered charity. It is a Grade II listed building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oxfordshire County Library</span>

Oxfordshire County Library is the main public library in the city of Oxford, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bucklebury Common</span> Common in Berkshire, UK

Bucklebury Common is an elevated common consisting of woodland with a few relatively small clearings in the English county of Berkshire, within the civil parish of Bucklebury centred 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Thatcham and encircling the settled localities of Upper Bucklebury and Chapel Row. It is one of the largest commons in Southern England covering 350 hectares. Since Inclosure the area is privately owned by the Bucklebury Manor estate, but has public access on a network of public rights of way bolstered by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Castle Quay Shopping Centre</span>

Castle Quay Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in the town of Banbury, North Oxfordshire, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Audrey's Meadow</span> Nature reserve in Berkshire

Audrey's Meadow is a 2-hectare (4.9-acre) nature reserve in Newbury in Berkshire. It is owned by West Berkshire Council and managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.

The Aston Martin Heritage Trust (AMHT) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation that manages the Aston Martin Museum an automobile museum presenting the history of Aston Martin cars. It is located off Dorchester Road in the village of Drayton St Leonard, South Oxfordshire, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thame Museum</span>

Thame Museum is a local museum located in the High Street of the town of Thame in Oxfordshire, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bloxham Village Museum</span> Local museum in Bloxham, England

Bloxham Village Museum is a local museum located in the village of Bloxham in Oxfordshire, England.

Chipping Norton Museum is an independent local museum located on the High Street in the town of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England.

Benson Veteran Cycle Museum is a private museum of veteran cycles in the village of Benson near Wallingford in Oxfordshire, England.

Churchill & Sarsden Heritage Centre is a heritage centre in the Cotswolds village of Churchill, Oxfordshire, England.

References

  1. 1 2 "Swinford Museum". UK: Oxfordshire Museums Council . Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. "The Swinford Museum". UK: Oxfordshire County Council . Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  3. "Swinford Museum". www.oxfordshirecotswolds.org. Oxfordshire Cotswolds. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

Coordinates: 51°44′11″N1°39′23″W / 51.73631°N 1.65649°W / 51.73631; -1.65649