Gosford, Oxfordshire

Gosford is a village immediately southeast of Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Gosford and Water Eaton. The 2011 Census recorded Gosford and Water Eaton's parish population as 1,323.[1]

For other places with the same name, see Gosford.

Gosford

Water Eaton Lane, Gosford
Gosford
Location within Oxfordshire
Population1,323 (parish, including Water Eaton) (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSP5013
Civil parish
District
  • Cherwell
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKidlington
Postcode districtOX5
Dialling code01865
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

History

The manor of Gosford was granted to the Knights Hospitaller in 1142, who held it until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century. During the 16th century Gosford was administered with Water Eaton.

In the 17th century "Mr. Richard Washington, gent" (died 1670) maintained a school at Gosford. In 1838 a penny post station was opened in Gosford. There was a full post office by 1847 that remained until 1853.[2]

Gosford and Water Eaton civil parishes were merged in 1932. In the same year a secondary school, Kidlington Church of England Central School, was founded in Gosford.[3] It is now Gosford Hill School.

Amenities

Gosford has an 18th-century pub, the King's Arms,[4] that is now a Miller & Carter restaurant.[5]

Gosford has also a J Sainsbury supermarket with a filling station.[6]

References
  1. "Area: Gosford and Water Eaton (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  2. Crossley & Elrington 1990, pp. 179–183.
  3. Crossley & Elrington 1990, pp. 211–212.
  4. Historic England. "Kings Arms public house and attached mounting block  (Grade II) (1045790)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  5. "The King's Arms Kidlington (sic)". Mitchells & Butlers. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  6. "Kidlington (sic)". J Sainsbury. Retrieved 8 April 2015.

Sources
The King's Arms

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