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Longcot

The village of Longcot was a chapelry in Shrivenham, four miles from Faringdon, in the Vale of White Horse. The Wilts and Berks Canal ran through, with a brook leading into the River Ock. The soil is sand and stone-brash. See also Shrivenham for details.

Further reading
Wordie, R. (ed.), ‘Enclosure In Berkshire, 1485-1885’ (Reading, 2000) pp.137-139.


Acreage: 1894
Population 1801: 368
  1831: 452
  1861: 446

 

OS Map Grid Ref(s): 12, 13

 

Parliamentary Enclosure Maps & Awards

Longcot (See Shrivenham)

 

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