In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rycote like this:
RYCOTE, a liberty in Great Haseley parish, Oxford; 2 miles S W of Thame. Real property, £1, 296. Pop., 46. Houses, 11. The property belonged to the Ricotes; passed to the Quatremains, the Herons, the Williamses, and the Norrises; and gives the title of Baron to the Earl of Abingdon. Queen Elizabeth was twice at R. Park, first as a prisoner, next in 1592.
Additional information about this locality is available for Great Haseley
Rycote through time
Rycote is now part of South Oxfordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Oxfordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rycote itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rycote in South Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25296
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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