Ascott d'Oyley | |
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![]() The listed manor house behind the earthworks that remain of the castle | |
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] An earthmound marks the remains of Ascott d’Oyley Castle. 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 and Ascott-under-Wychwood railway station.
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