Postcombe

{{Short description|Village in Oxfordshire, England}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}

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|official_name= Postcombe

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|civil_parish= Lewknor

|shire_district= South Oxfordshire

|shire_county= Oxfordshire

|region= South East England

|country= England

|constituency_westminster= Henley

|post_town= Thame

|postcode_district= OX9

|postcode_area= OX

|dial_code= 01844

|os_grid_reference= SU709997

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|website= [http://www.postcombe.com / postcombe.com - village page]

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Postcombe is a village in the civil parish of Lewknor. It is approximately {{convert|4|mi}} south of Thame in Oxfordshire, England, and about 2 miles (3.2 km) from Lewknor. It is on the A40 road with the Chiltern Hills to the east and the M40 motorway just to the south.

In 1971–73, the M40 Archaeological research group excavating a site at Postcombe

found 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.{{cite web |url= http://www.ashmolean.org/ash/amps/oha/SitePages/adwell.html |publisher=Ashmolean Museum |work=Oxfordshire's Historic archives |title=Adwell }}

On the morning of 18 June 1643, Royalist cavalry based in Oxford attacked a Parliamentary garrison based in the village, setting fire to some of the houses.{{cite web |title=Chalgrove Field, Oxfordshire, 18 June 1643 |url=http://bcw-project.org/military/english-civil-war/southern-england/reading-chalgrove |website=BCW Project |access-date=7 April 2020}}

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.{{cite web|last=Chippindale|first=Marcus|title=Aussie takes on title of Lord of the manor|url=http://www.thametoday.co.uk/news/local-news/aussie-takes-on-title-of-lord-of-the-manor-1-5430754|work=Newspaper Editorial|publisher=Thame Gazette|access-date=19 October 2013}}