Ascott Earl

Ascott Earl is a village in Oxfordshire, England. There are the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle beside the river Evenlode.

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Type: Locality
Description: village in Oxfordshire, England
Also known as: “Ascott Earl, Oxfordshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ascott Earl Castle and Ascott-under-Wychwood railway station.

Ascott Earl Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ascott Earl Castle was a castle in the village of Ascott Earl, Oxfordshire, England.

Ascott-under-Wychwood railway station

Railway station

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Ascott-under-Wychwood railway station is a railway station serving the village of Ascott-under-Wychwood in Oxfordshire, England. It is on the Cotswold Line.

Church of the Holy Trinity

Church

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ascott d’Oyley and Shipton-under-Wychwood.

Ascott d’Oyley

Locality

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Ascott d'Oyley is a village in Oxfordshire, England. The name 'Ascott' is derived from the Old English ēast and cot, whilst d’Oyley was appended because Wido de Oileo 'held the place in the late eleventh century.' Ascott d’Oyley with its sister village Ascott Earl together form the larger community of Ascott-under-Wychwood.

Shipton-under-Wychwood

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Shipton-under-Wychwood is a village in the Evenlode Valley in Oxfordshire, England. Nestled in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, it is a peaceful stop on the Oxfordshire Way long-distance trail.