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Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor

Coordinates: 51°40′52″N 1°25′01″W / 51.68110°N 1.41708°W / 51.68110; -1.41708
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Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor
Civil parish
The boundary stone on Faringdon Road
Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor is located in Oxfordshire
Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor
Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor
Location within Oxfordshire
Civil parish
  • Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAbingdon
Postcode districtOX13
Dialling code01865
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°40′52″N 1°25′01″W / 51.68110°N 1.41708°W / 51.68110; -1.41708
A gold solidus coin of Theodosius I, minted c. 388 – c. 392 found in the south of the civil parish, close to the River Ock in 2016[1]

Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor is a civil parish in the English county of Oxfordshire, England. The two principal settlements in the parish are the adjacent villages of Kingston Bagpuize and Southmoor. The parish extends north of the villages to the River Thames and south to the River Ock. The parish was formed on 1 April 1971[2] by merging the two parishes of Kingston Bagpuize and Draycot Moor.[3] From 1971 to 1974 the parish was in Berkshire, but in 1974 it was transferred to Oxfordshire. Within Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor there are many amenities such as Aquarius (hairdressers), the Log Cabin (newsagents and sandwich shop), the Crossroads garage (car dealership and MOT/service station),a One Stop and a Co-op.

References

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  1. ^ Byard, A. "Finds record for: BERK-B04178". The Portable Antiquities Scheme. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. ^ [1] Bagpuize-with-Southmoor.pdf
  3. ^ Vision of Britain website
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