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St Giles Church, Horspath


The ancient village of Horspath, active since before 1066, nestles on the slopes of Shotover, one mile outside the boundary of Oxford City and surrounded by Green Belt land. The old bridle-path joining the London Road through the neighbouring village of Wheatley gave the Anglo-Saxon name of "Horsepadan", which became "Horsepath", but in 1912 the Parish Council changed to the unique form, "Horspath". The earliest existing Parish Register for "Horsepath" dates back to 1561. Horspath is one of the very few villages around Oxford still to have a "Harvest Feast" every September, around the middle of the month. The "Feast" is now celebrated by a funfair and a cricket match. The Village Green is transformed on the Monday night by quite a few of the fairground attractions which are still in the area after St. Giles Fair in Oxford. The village church of St. Giles dates from the 12th century, and is one of 15 listed buildings in Horspath.

Horspath Village website is provided by Horspath Parish Council for the benefit of residents of and visitors to this attractive South Oxfordshire village near Oxford.

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Now you can hear the birds singing in Horspath. Do you want them to be silent?		 

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This is a Ringmaster message from Thames Valley Police.
Between 14:15 and 15:30 hours on Sunday 31st August 2008 a property in Cuddesdon Road, Horspath has been burgled. Offenders have reached through a small open kitchen window and have opened a large window to gain entry. They have then stolen a handbag and its contents. If you have any information relating to this message, or have seen any suspicious people or vehicles in the area, please contact the Police on 08458 505 505 and quote 1024 of 31st August 2008. Thank you. Message Ends.
September 2008 - St. Giles Horspath Parish Magazine (PDF format 380 Kb) is now available online on the Churches page.
August 2008 - New Shotover Wildlife Project. Grassland Habitat Project in Horspath Common. Read about this local project on-line or in PDF format - printable version (250 Kb).
5 August - Horspath Parish Council Meeting. The Minutes for this meeting are now available to view in PDF format.
July 2008 - Neighbourhood Action Groups. Read the message from Ken Cooney, our Police Community Support Officer, about a new NAG local consultation. If you are interested, please contact Horspath NHW initially.

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Heather Palmer   (Horspath Webmaster, webmaster@horspath.org.uk)

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