| Cuxham | |
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 Holy Rood parish church | |
  Cuxham Location withinOxfordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU6695 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Watlington |
| Postcode district | OX49 |
| Dialling code | 01491 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
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Cuxham is a village and formercivil parish, now in the parish ofCuxham with Easington, in theSouth Oxfordshire district, in the county ofOxfordshire, England. It is about 5.5 miles (9 km) north ofWallingford and about 6 miles (10 km) south ofThame. In 1931 the parish had a population of 129.[1] On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished and merged withEasington to form "Cuxham with Easington".[2]
TheChurch of England parish church of theHoly Rood has aNormanbell tower.[3] The Gothic windows on the north side of thenave were inserted in the 14th century and some of the windows in the tower were added in the 15th century.[4] The windows on the south side of the nave were probably inserted in the 17th century and the church was heavily restored in the 18th century.[4] TheGothic Revival architectC.C. Rolfe rebuilt thechancel in 1895.[4] TheRectory isGeorgian and was built about 1800.[4] Since 1983 Holy Rood has been part of a unitedbenefice withEasington,Brightwell Baldwin andEwelme.[5]
TheDomesday Book of 1086 recorded threewatermills at Cuxham.[6] The present Cuxham Mill was built in about the middle of the 18th century on the site of one of those recorded in the Domesday Book.[6] It was held by theBenedictineWallingford Priory beforeMerton College, Oxford acquired theManor of Cuxham in about 1268–71.[6] In the Middle Ages, Cutt Mill was the manorial corn mill.[7] The present mill on the site was built in the middle of the 18th century.[7]
TheHalf Moonpublic house was built in the 17th century and extended in the 18th.[8] It is built of chalkrubble with brickquoins.[8]
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