Coordinates: 51°45′36″N 1°27′58″W / 51.760°N 1.466°W / 51.760; -1.466

Hardwick, West Oxfordshire

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Hardwick
The former St Mary's parish church;
now Cokethorpe School chapel
Hardwick is located in Oxfordshire
Hardwick
Hardwick
Location within Oxfordshire
OS grid referenceSP3705
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWitney
Postcode districtOX29
Dialling code01993
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°45′36″N 1°27′58″W / 51.760°N 1.466°W / 51.760; -1.466

Hardwick is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hardwick-with-Yelford, in the West Oxfordshire district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. The village is on the A415 road about 2.5 miles (4 km) southeast of Witney. It lies on the river Windrush. Hardwick was historically a hamlet or chapelry in the ancient parish of Ducklington. It became a separate civil parish in 1866.[1] On 1 April 1932 the parish was merged with the parish of Yelford and large parts of the parishes of Ducklington and Standlake to form the civil parish of Hardwick-with-Yelford, part also went to Standlake.[2][3] In 1931 the parish had a population of 97.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Relationships and changes Hardwick Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ Crossley, Alan; Currie, C.R.J. (eds.); Baggs, A.P.; Chance, Eleanor; Colvin, Christina; Day, C.J.; Selwyn, Nesta; Townley, Simon C. (1996). A History of the County of Oxford. Victoria County History. Vol. 13: Bampton Hundred (Part One). pp. 110–118. ISBN 978-0-19722-790-9. Retrieved 23 February 2014. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "Witney Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Population statistics Hardwick Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  • Oxfordshire. Street Atlas. London: Philip's. p. 118.