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Coordinates: 51°42′58″N 1°09′40″W / 51.716°N 1.161°W / 51.716; -1.161

Garsington
Parish church of Saint Mary
Garsington  Garsington shown within Oxfordshire
Population	3,000
OS grid reference	SP5802
Parish	Garsington
District	South Oxfordshire
Shire county	Oxfordshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	OX44
Dialling code	01865
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Oxfordshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Henley
Website	Garsington Parish Council
List of places: UK • England • Oxfordshire

Garsington is a village in Oxfordshire about 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Oxford.

History

The earliest part of the Church of England parish church of Saint Mary is the Norman tower, built towards the end of the 12th century.^[1] The Gothic Revival architect Joseph Clarke restored the building in 1849.^[2] The bell tower has a peal of six bells.^[3]

Garsington Manor House was built in the 16th century and remodelled in the 17th century.^[2] It was the home of Lady Ottoline Morrell, and there is a memorial to her in St. Mary's church.

A school was built in Garsington in 1840. It was reorganised as a junior school in 1923.^[1] It is now a Church of England primary school.^[4]

Amenities

Garsington has three public houses: The Plough Inn, The Red Lion and the Three Horseshoes. There is also a village store, an estate agent, a hairdresser and a garden centre.

The Garsington Opera season is staged at Garsington Manor each summer.

The Garsington Society seeks to expand the knowledge of Garsington and its surrounding areas historically and geographically with talks held from time to time. The Society holds an annual Barn dance. Garsington has also a Women's Institute.^[5]

Garsington Cricket Club^[6] plays in Oxfordshire Cricket Association League Division One.^[7]

Bibliography

• Lobel, Mary D. (ed.) (1957). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 5: Bullingdon Hundred. pp. 134–156.  
• Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 610–612. ISBN 0 14 071045 0.  

External links

• Oxford Green Belt Network

References

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