Swinbrook
{{Short description|Village in Oxfordshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}
{{infobox UK place
|official_name= Swinbrook
|static_image_name= St. Mary's, Swinbrook, Oxfordshire.jpg
|static_image_caption= St Mary the Virgin parish church
|label_position= top
|coordinates = {{coord|51.807|-1.594|display=inline,title}}
|os_grid_reference= SP2812
|population= 139
|population_ref= (parish, with Widford) (2011 Census)
|civil_parish= Swinbrook and Widford
|shire_district= West Oxfordshire
|shire_county= Oxfordshire
|region= South East England
|country= England
|post_town= Burford
|postcode_district= OX18
|postcode_area= OX
|dial_code= 01993
|constituency_westminster= Witney
|website=
}}
Swinbrook is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Swinbrook and Widford, in the West Oxfordshire district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is on the River Windrush, about {{convert|2|mi|0}} east of Burford. Widford is a hamlet about {{convert|0.5|mi|m}} west of Swinbrook. The 2011 Census recorded the population of Swinbrook and Widford as 139.{{cite web |url= http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129377&c=Swinbrook&d=16&e=62&g=6459903&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1416909165157&enc=1 |title=Area: Swinbrook and Widford (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=25 November 2014}}
History
The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary the Virgin dates from about 1200.{{sfn|Sherwood|Pevsner|1974|p=799}} Its unusual open-sided bell-tower was added in 1822.{{sfn|Sherwood|Pevsner|1974|p=799}} The church is noted for its 17th-century Fettiplace monuments;{{sfn|Sherwood|Pevsner|1974|p=800}} that of 1686 was carved by William Bird of Oxford.dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis St Mary's also has a monument to the officers and men of the Royal Navy submarine HMS P514, and especially its commander, Lieutenant W. A. Phillimore, whose parents lived at Swinbrook. In 1942 P514 failed to identify herself to the Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper {{HMCS|Georgian}}. The Canadian ship therefore assumed the submarine to be an enemy vessel and rammed P514, sinking her with the loss of all hands.
In 1926, David Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale had Swinbrook House built {{convert|1.5|mi}} north of the village.{{sfn|Ottewell|1999|p=71}} Four of his six daughters (the "Mitford sisters") are buried in the parish churchyard: Nancy, Unity, and Diana are buried side by side, while Pamela is buried northwest of the tower.{{sfn|Pearson|2004|p=93}} There is a tablet in the church commemorating their only brother, Tom, killed in March 1945 in Burma. Max Mosley, son of Diana, is also buried in the churchyard.
In 1931 the parish had a population of 173.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10351480/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Swinbrook AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=19 August 2023}} On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished to form "Swinbrook & Widford", parts also went to Shilton and Asthal.{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/witney.html|title=Witney Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=19 August 2023}}
Amenities
Swinbrook Cricket Club[http://swinbrook.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp Swinbrook Cricket Club] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120718144703/http://swinbrook.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp |date=18 July 2012 }} has two teams. They play in division 5 and 10 respectively of the Oxfordshire Cricket Association.[http://www.oxfordshirecricketassociation.org.uk/tables/tables.asp?Division=5 Oxfordshire Cricket Association]
References
File:Swinbrook StMaryV MonumentPhillimore.JPG monument in St Mary the Virgin Church. Quam Dilectus translates as 'How beloved'.]]
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Sources and further reading
- {{cite journal |last=Case |first=Humphrey |year=1958 |title=Swinbrook, Oxon. |journal=Oxoniensia |publisher=Oxford Architectural and Historical Society |volume=XXIII |page=138 }}
- {{cite journal |last=Hinton |first=David A. |year=1971 |title=Medieval Pottery from Swinbrook, Oxon. |journal=Oxoniensia |publisher=Oxford Architectural and Historical Society |volume=XXXVI |pages=107–110 }}
- {{cite book |last=Ottewell |first=Gordon |title=Literary strolls around the Cotswolds and the Forest of Dean |year=1999 |location=Wilmslow |publisher=Sigma Leisure |isbn=1-85058-687-X |page=71 }}
- {{cite book |last=Pearson |first=Lynn F |year=2004 |title=Discovering Famous Graves |place=Oxford |publisher=Shire Publications |isbn=0747806195 |page=93 }}
- {{cite book |last1=Sherwood |first1=Jennifer |last2=Pevsner |first2=Nikolaus |authorlink2=Nikolaus Pevsner |series=The Buildings of England |title=Oxfordshire |year=1974 |publisher=Penguin Books |location=Harmondsworth |isbn=0-14-071045-0|pages=799–800 }}
External links
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- [https://www.google.com/maps/@51.807246,-1.5953435,3a,90y,39.08h,96.25t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipMZKc33dFDWlHtuaJ2yEDhaSdhhdMtojACkxv8c!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMZKc33dFDWlHtuaJ2yEDhaSdhhdMtojACkxv8c=w203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya157.05205-ro-0-fo100!7i5000!8i2500?hl=en&entry=ttu Google 360° panorama of the chancel of St Mary the Virgin parish church, showing the Fettiplace monuments]
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Category:Villages in Oxfordshire