West Challow

West Challow is a village and civil parish about 2 miles (3 km) west of the market town of Wantage in the Vale of White Horse. The village is on Childrey Brook, which is a tributary of the River Ock. West Challow was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred the Vale of White Horse to Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 184.[1]

West Challow
West Challow
Location within Oxfordshire
Population184 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSU3688
Civil parish
  • West Challow
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWantage
Postcode districtOX12
Dialling code01235
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

Parish church

The Church of England parish church of Saint Laurence is part of the Benefice of Ridgeway, along with the parishes of Childrey, Kingston Lisle, Letcombe Bassett, Letcombe Regis and Sparsholt.[2]

Canal

The course of the former Wilts & Berks Canal passes through the parish, skirting the south side of the village. It was extended eastwards from Longcot to Challow in 1807[3] and was completed to the River Thames at Abingdon in 1810.[4] The Wilts & Berks carried small amounts of canal cargo through Challow until at least 1895–96.[5] Traffic on the canal had virtually ceased by 1901 and the route was formally abandoned in 1914. The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust is currently restoring the canal.

Manor Farm

Manor Farm is a Queen Anne building with much older inclusions which is currently used to provide bed and breakfast accommodation.

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References
  1. "Area: West Challow (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  2. Archbishops' Council (2010). "Benefice of Ridgeway". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  3. Dalby 2000, p. 23.
  4. Dalby 2000, p. 24.
  5. Dalby 2000, p. 124.

Sources and further reading

Media related to West Challow at Wikimedia Commons


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