Ascott d'Oyley
| Ascott d'Oyley | |
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The listed manor house behind the earthworks that remain of the castle | |
Ascott d'Oyley Location within Oxfordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP3018 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Ascott d'Oyley is a village in Oxfordshire, England. The name 'Ascott' is derived from the Old English ēast (east) and cot (cottage), whilst d’Oyley was appended because Wido de Oileo 'held the place in the late eleventh century.'[1] Ascott d’Oyley with its sister village Ascott Earl together form the larger community of Ascott-under-Wychwood.
Ascott d’Oyley is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as having 14 households and a mill, under the lordship of Roger d'Oilly, and tenanted by Robert d’Oilly, whose family gives the village its name.[2] This likely represented a population of around 100.[3] An earth-mound marks the remains of Ascott d’Oyley Castle which is protected as a scheduled monument.[4]
Today the village consists of stone-built houses and cottages grouped around the High Street and Mill Lane. Ascott d'Oyley is served by Windrush Valley School and Ascott-under-Wychwood railway station.
See also
References
- ^ Field, John (1980). Place-names of Great Britain and Ireland. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 26. ISBN 0389201545. OCLC 6964610.
- ^ "Ascot d'Oyley" Archived 19 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Open Domesday
- ^ Draper, Simon (2019). "Ascott-under-Wychwood". In Townley, Simon (ed.). A History of the County of Oxford. Volume XIX: Wychwood Forest and Environs. Boydell & Brewer for the Institute of Historical Research. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-904356-47-9.
- ^ Historic England. "Ascott d'Oyley 12th century motte and bailey castle and associated earthworks (1008401)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
External links
- Media related to Ascott d'Oyley at Wikimedia Commons
- Ascot [d'Oyley] in the Domesday Book