Horspath Village Amenities

Horspath Village Amenities

Horspath Post Office & Village Stores
2 Church Road, Horspath, Oxfordshire OX33 1RU
Postmaster: Mr. Vipin Patel; Proprietors: Vipin & Jayshree Patel: 872903
Efficient Post Office services with a well-stocked general store. Opening hours:
Monday - Saturday 5:30am - 6:30pm, Sundays 6:30am - 12:30pm.

Horspath Service Station
The Green, Oxford Road, Horspath, Oxfordshire, OX33 1RT, phone: 01865 873349
Repair and service all makes of vehicle, MOTs, petrol, breakdown recovery service

Pubs
The Chequers Inn, Village Green, Horspath: 872401
The Queen's Head Inn, Church Road, Horspath: 875567. Visit the Queen's Head web site.

Restaurant
Taste of India, at the Chequers Inn, Horspath: 874800

Village Allotments
Located on Church Glebe land in Cuddesdon Road, these are administered on behalf of the Oxford Diocese by Sidleys Chartered Surveyors.
May 2008, Horspath Parish Council wishes to encourage villagers to take up allotments, so if you are interested, please contact the Horspath webmaster at webmaster@horspath.org.uk. See the poster (PDF 87 Kb) which will also be displayed on the Village Notice Board.

Village Green
Horspath is proud of its Village Green in the centre of the village. The area comprising the Green was originally Common Land, but was registered to Horspath Parish Council in December 1979. However, it was considered to be administered by the Parish Council before 1976. In April 1976 the Government Home Office confirmed the Byelaws made by the Parish Council in respect of the Village Green. The small grass and gravel area to the south of St. Giles Church, today used as a car park, was originally the site of the Village Pond, and this area is still part of the Village Green. In the Spring, the Green is a blaze of daffodils. At Christmas time the Green is the location for the Village Christmas Tree. View a map of the Village Green showing the legal area registered in 1979, and read the Byelaws in force since April 1976, or download the PDF version (14Kb).

Village Hall
Address: Horspath Village Hall, Oxford Road, Horspath, Oxfordshire OX33 1RT.
To make bookings for the use of the main Hall or the smaller Morgan Room - please contact John Trinder on 0796 082 3415 or email jtrinder@btinternet.com. See the Village Hall page.
Next to the Village Hall is a children's play area, refurbished in Spring 2008 following vandalism which kept the area closed for several months.

The New Burial Ground
The New Burial Ground is owned by Horspath Parish Council. Access is further down the path to the Horspath Cycle Speedway track, by Horspath Village Hall.

If you are interested in the aims and usage of the New Burial Ground, which is owned by Horspath Parish Council, read the Burial Ground Rules on-line, or download the PDF version (17Kb).

Horspath Parish Council New Burial Ground

View of the New Burial Ground, November 2006