Village in Oxfordshire, England
Postcombe, Oxfordshire
Human settlement in England
Postcombe is a village in thecivil parish ofLewknor . It is approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south ofThame inOxfordshire , England, and about 2 miles (3.2 km) fromLewknor . It is on theA40 road with theChiltern Hills to the east and theM40 motorway just to the south.
In 1971–73, the M40 Archaeological research group excavating a site at Postcombefound three Saxon graves, one of which was of a child. A bronze buckle in one of the graves dated the burials to the 7th century.[ 1]
On the morning of 18 June 1643,Royalist cavalry based inOxford attacked aParliamentary garrison based in the village, setting fire to some of the houses.[ 2]
The village has a public house, England's Rose, that was formerly known as, The Feathers. There is also a filling station. The current Lord of the Manor is Nigel Ross Parsons.[ 3]
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