| Ascott d'Oyley | |
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 The listed manor house behind the earthworks that remain of the castle | |
  Ascott d'Oyley Location withinOxfordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP3018 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
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Ascott d'Oyley is a village inOxfordshire, England. The name 'Ascott' is derived from theOld Englishēast (east) andcot (cottage), whilst d’Oyley was appended because Wido de Oileo 'held the place in the late eleventh century.'[1] Ascott d’Oyley with its sister villageAscott Earl together form the larger community ofAscott-under-Wychwood.
Ascott d’Oyley is recorded in the 1086Domesday Book as having 14 households and a mill, under the lordship of Roger d'Oilly, and tenanted by Robert d’Oilly, whose family gives the village its name.[2] This likely represented a population of around 100.[3] An earth-mound marks the remains of Ascott d’Oyley Castle which is protected as ascheduled monument.[4]
Today the village consists of stone-built houses and cottages grouped around the High Street and Mill Lane. Ascott d'Oyley is served by Windrush Valley School andAscott-under-Wychwood railway station.
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