Watchfield, Oxfordshire, SN6 8TF

Date of visit: 22nd Dec 2021

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Foxton Locks are ten canal locks consisting of two “staircases” each of five locks, located on the Leicester Watchfield is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse in on the edge of southwest Oxfordshire, southern England, about 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Highworth in neighbouring Wiltshire. Watchfield is about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Shrivenham. Both villages used to be on the main road between Oxford and Swindon, which is now the A420 road. The Vale of White Horse was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes administratively transferred it to Oxfordshire.

Watchfield’s toponym evolved from the Old English Wacenesfield in the 8th century via Wachenesfield in the 11th century, Wachenfeud in the 13th century, and Wachfeld, Wasshyngfeld and Watchyingfeld in the 16th century before reaching its present form.

Internal ref number: ON/163/132

Date of Visit: 22nd Dec 2021

Kiosk Type: K6
Door Type: C
Crown: Tudor
Kiosk Colour: Red
Usage: Book
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Northing & Westing: 51°36’45.0″N, 1°38’51.7″W
what3words: materials.winners.ribcage
Grid Reference: SU 24493 90467
OS X & Y: 190467, 424493
Latitude & Longitude: 51.612508, -1.647678
UK Postcode: SN6 8TF
County: Oxfordshire


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