Fencott and Murcott
Fencott and Murcott is a civil parish about 4 miles south of Bicester in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England. The parish is bounded on the north and west by the River Ray and has an area of just over 3,300 acres being 13.49 square kilometres inclusive of roads and watercourses.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 251 residents
- Description: civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England
- Also known as: “Fencott and Murcott (civil parish), Oxfordshire” and “Fencott and Murcott, Oxfordshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alice’s Meadow and Otmoor RSPB reserve.
Alice’s Meadow
Meadow
Alice's Meadow is the name given to a small field in the Oxfordshire parish of Fencott and Murcott, England. It became the focus of a campaign by local people and Friends of the Earth in the 1980s, who opposed government plans to route the M40 motorway across Otmoor.
Otmoor RSPB reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Otmoor RSPB Reserve is a nature reserve, managed by the RSPB, between Beckley and Oddington, within the wider area of Otmoor, in Oxfordshire, England. The reserve was established in 1997 and restored large areas of marshland from what had previously been farmland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charlton-on-Otmoor and Merton.
Charlton-on-Otmoor
Village
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Charlton-on-Otmoor is a village and civil parish about 9 miles NE of Oxford and 6 miles SW of Bicester in the Cherwell district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England.
Merton
Village
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Merton is a village and civil parish near the River Ray, about 4 miles south of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 424.
Arncott
Village
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Arncott or Arncot is a village and civil parish about 3+1⁄2 miles southeast of Bicester in Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,738. Arncott is situated 2½ miles northeast of Fencott and Murcott.
Fencott and Murcott
- Category: civil parish
- Location: Cherwell, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Fencott and Murcott” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fencott and Murcott”
- Irish: “Fencott agus Murcott”
- Swedish: “Fencott and Murcott”
- Turkish: “Fencott and Murcott”
- “Fencott and Murcott”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Otley Abbey and Katie and George Park.
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