Newnham Murren
Newnham Murren is a hamlet in the Thames Valley in South Oxfordshire, about 0.5 miles (800 m) east of the market town of Wallingford. Newnham Murren is in the civil parish of Crowmarsh and is now contiguous with the village of Crowmarsh Gifford.
| Newnham Murren | |
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  Newnham Murren Location within Oxfordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU613888 |
| Civil parish | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Wallingford |
| Postcode district | OX10 |
| Dialling code | 01491 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
History
Newnham Murren is an ancient parish, recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Niweham.[1] The Church of England parish church of St Mary was built in the 12th century. Newnham Murren was a strip parish: a thin strip of land extending into the Chiltern Hills[2] including part of Stoke Row. Newnham Murren was made a civil parish in the 19th century, but in 1932 the civil parish was absorbed into the new civil parish of Crowmarsh.[3]
See also
References
- Salzman, L.F., ed. (1939). A history of the County of Oxford: Volume 1. Victoria County History. London: Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- Vision of Britain: Boundary map
- Vision of Britain website
External links
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