West Hagbourne
| West Hagbourne | |
|---|---|
 Part of the village | |
  West Hagbourne Location within Oxfordshire | |
| Area | 4.12 km2 (1.59 sq mi) |
| Population | 259 (2011 Census) |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU5187 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Didcot |
| Postcode district | OX11 |
| Dialling code | 01235 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | West Hagbourne Oxfordshire |
West Hagbourne is a village and civil parish in the Berkshire Downs about 2 miles (3 km) south of Didcot. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 259.[1]
History
[edit]The village was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire and from the former Wallingford Rural District to the district of South Oxfordshire. It was separated from East Hagbourne in the late Middle Ages.[citation needed]
Amenities
[edit]West Hagbourne's Church of England parish church is St Andrew's, East Hagbourne. West Hagbourne has a public house, the Horse and Harrow.[2]
Education
[edit]Hagbourne Church of England Primary School[3] in neighbouring East Hagbourne serves West Hagbourne. The County secondary schools that serve West Hagbourne are in Didcot: St. Birinus School (for boys) and Didcot Girls School.
Transport
[edit]Thames Travel route 94 serves West Hagbourne from Mondays to Fridays, linking the village with Didcot town and with Didcot Parkway railway station. Buses run mostly once an hour, with a half-hourly service in the evening peak. There is no Saturday or Sunday service.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – West Hagbourne Parish (1170217843)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ The Horse & Harrow
- ^ Hagbourne CE Primary School
- ^ "route 94/94S/94C" (PDF). Thames Travel. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
Sources
[edit]- Ditchfield, PH; Page, William, eds. (1924). "Hagbourne". A History of the County of Berkshire. Victoria County History. Vol. IV. assisted by John Hautenville Cope. London: The St Katherine Press. pp. 475–484.
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