In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Westcott Barton like this:
BARTON-WESTCOT, a parish in Woodstock district, Oxford; on a tributary of the Cherwell river, 2¾ miles W of Heyford r. station, and 4½ SSW of Deddington. Post Town, Sandford, under Oxford. Acres, 650. Real property, £1,579. Pop., 302. Houses, 70. The property is divided between two. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £230.* Patron, Mrs. Seagrave. The church has some Norman features, and was restored in 1856.
Westcott Barton through time
Westcott Barton is now part of West Oxfordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Oxfordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Westcott Barton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Westcott Barton in West Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9263
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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