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'''Botley''' is a village in the [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] of [[North Hinksey]] in the [[Ceremonial counties of England|ceremonial county]] of [[Oxfordshire]], just west of the [[Oxford]] city boundary. [[Historic counties of England|Historically]] part of [[Berkshire]], it stands on the [[Seacourt Stream]], a stream running off the [[River Thames]]. The intersection of the [[A34 road (England)|A34]] and [[A420 road|A420]] is to the village's north.
'''Botley''' is a village in the [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] of Botley and North Hinksey, in the [[Vale of White Horse]] district, in the county of [[Oxfordshire]], England, just west of the [[Oxford]] city boundary. [[Historic counties of England|Historically]] part of [[Berkshire]], it stands on the [[Seacourt Stream]], a stream running off the [[River Thames]]. The intersection of the [[A34 road (England)|A34]] and [[A420 road|A420]] is to the village's north.


==Topography==
==Topography==
Botley, aside from central offices and a modest row of shops, is a residential [[suburb]] of Oxford. Generally house prices are above average for the Oxford area, from average in its east (similar to much of Dean Court), to very expensive towards where the settlement adjoins [[Cumnor|Cumnor Hill]], in its south.<ref>[http://www.mouseprice.com/property-for-sale/map/ox1 Property heat maps]</ref>
Botley, aside from central offices and a modest row of shops, is a residential [[suburb]] of Oxford. Generally, house prices are above average for the Oxford area, from average in its east (similar to much of Dean Court), to very expensive towards where the settlement adjoins [[Cumnor|Cumnor Hill]], in its south.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mouseprice.com/property-for-sale/map/ox1 |title=Property heat maps |access-date=19 June 2013 |archive-date=8 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608190032/http://www.mouseprice.com/property-for-sale/map/ox1 |url-status=live }}</ref> It lies, apart from a small section which is southeast, southwest of the junction between the [[A34 road (England)|A34]] ([[Oxford ring road]]) and the [[A420 road|A420]] westward to [[Swindon]].<ref name=os/> The contiguous neighbourhood [[Dean Court, Oxfordshire|Dean Court]] adjoins Botley to its west, in the Cumnor civil parish. The other settlements which merge into this settlement are North Hinksey and Cumnor Hill.<ref name=os>[http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=SP4806 Grid square map] [[Ordnance survey]] website</ref> Elevations range from 56m on the Hinksey Stream marking much of the eastern border to the western border which ranges from 80 to 120m [[Above Ordnance Datum|AOD]] from north to south. The southern point is a border of Cumnor Hill and adjoins [[Matthew Arnold School (Oxford)|Matthew Arnold School]].

It lies, apart from a small section which is southeast, southwest of the junction between the [[A34 road (England)|A34]] ([[Oxford ring road]]) and the [[A420 road|A420]] westward to [[Swindon]].<ref name=os/>

The contiguous neighbourhood [[Dean Court, Oxfordshire|Dean Court]] adjoins Botley to its west, in the Cumnor civil parish. The other settlements which merge into this settlement are North Hinksey and Cumnor Hill.<ref name=os>[http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=SP4806 Grid square map] [[Ordnance survey]] website</ref>

Elevations range from 56m on the Hinksey Stream marking much of the eastern border to the western border which ranges from 80 to 120m [[Above Ordnance Datum|AOD]] from north to south. The southern point is a border of Cumnor Hill and adjoins [[Matthew Arnold School (Oxford)|Matthew Arnold School]].


==Landmarks and economy==
==Landmarks and economy==
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Botley shops comprise Elms Parade and the West Way shopping precinct. The various large office buildings along the main road include Seacourt Tower, known locally as "Botley Cathedral" owing to its small metal spire, originally built in 1965–66 as a car showroom and garage to a design by Beecher and Stamford.<ref>Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, p. 333</ref> It remains in the ownership of [[Ford motors|Hartwell Ford]].
[[File:Elms Parade shops in West Way - geograph.org.uk - 1510151.jpg|thumb|Elms Parade]]
[[File:Elms Parade shops in West Way - geograph.org.uk - 1510151.jpg|thumb|Elms Parade]]
Botley shops comprise Elms Parade and the West Way shopping precinct.

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The various large office buildings along the main road include Seacourt Tower, known locally as "Botley Cathedral" owing to its small metal spire, originally built in 1965–66 as a car showroom and garage to a design by Beecher and Stamford.<ref>Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, p. 333</ref> It remains in the ownership of [[Ford motors|Hartwell Ford]].


==Religion==
==Religion==
Botley's [[Church of England parish church|Church of England church]] of St Peter and St Paul on West Way, built in 1958, is one of four in its [[benefice]] which reaches outside the historic [[ecclesiastical parish]] to include [[St Frideswide's Church]], Oxford, [[St Lawrence's Church, North Hinksey]] and St. Margaret of Antioch, [[Binsey, Oxfordshire|Binsey]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/botley-st-peter-st-paul/ |title=Botley: St Peter & St Paul, Botley |first=Clare |last=Sykes |publisher=A Church Near You |access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref>
Botley's [[Church of England parish church|Church of England church]] of St Peter and St Paul on West Way, built in 1958, is one of four in its [[benefice]] which reaches outside the historic [[ecclesiastical parish]] to include [[St Frideswide's Church]], Oxford, [[St Lawrence's Church, North Hinksey]] and St. Margaret of Antioch, [[Binsey, Oxfordshire|Binsey]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/botley-st-peter-st-paul/ |title=Botley: St Peter & St Paul, Botley |first=Clare |last=Sykes |publisher=A Church Near You |access-date=10 June 2016 |archive-date=8 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408194405/http://www.achurchnearyou.com/botley-st-peter-st-paul/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Other Christian churches in Botley include Calvery Chapel<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.botleybaptistchurch.org/ |title=Home page |publisher=Botley Baptist Church |access-date=10 June 2016 |archive-date=27 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427182120/http://botleybaptistchurch.org/? |url-status=live }}</ref> and Roman Catholic Church, the oldest being Botley Baptist established in 1890.

Other Christian churches in Botley include Calvery Chapel<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.botleybaptistchurch.org |title=Home page |publisher=Botley Baptist Church |access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref> and Roman Catholic Church, the oldest being Botley Baptist established in 1890.


==History==
==History==
Botley was first settled in the [[History of Anglo-Saxon England|Saxon era]]. Its [[Toponymy|toponym]] comes from [[Old English]], meaning a woodland clearing of a man called Bota.<ref>Hanson, 1995, page 7</ref> It has since inception fallen within the [[ecclesiastical parish|parish]] of [[North Hinksey]], and so was historically in the county of [[Berkshire]], as marked in its northern half by the [[Vale of White Horse]] district boundary on the map. Because the main road west out of Oxford has passed through Botley since the 16th century, development since then was centred here rather than in the village of North Hinksey itself, slightly further south east. From the 1880s the centre of the village began to be called Old Botley, in distinction to the [[New Botley]] development along [[Botley Road]] in Oxford.<ref>Hanson, 1995, page 26</ref> The name Old Botley is preserved in a street set back from the main road. The major development which began in the 1930s took place to the west, beyond the current ring road.
Botley was first settled in the [[History of Anglo-Saxon England|Saxon era]]. Its [[Toponymy|toponym]] comes from the [[Old English]], meaning a woodland clearing of a man called Bota.<ref>Hanson, 1995, page 7</ref> It has since fallen within the [[ecclesiastical parish|parish]] of [[North Hinksey]], and so was historically in the county of [[Berkshire]], as marked in its northern half by the [[Vale of White Horse]] district boundary on the map. Because the main road west out of Oxford has passed through Botley since the 16th century, development since then was centred here rather than in the village of North Hinksey itself, slightly further southeast. From the 1880s, the centre of the village began to be called Old Botley, in distinction to the [[New Botley]] development along [[Botley Road]] in Oxford.<ref>Hanson, 1995, page 26</ref> The name Old Botley is preserved in a street set back from the main road. The major development which began in the 1930s took place to the west, beyond the current ring road.


To the north of Botley was the [[Deserted medieval village|lost village]] of [[Seacourt]]. The site of the former village is in neighbouring [[Wytham]] parish, but it is commemorated in Botley in the names of Seacourt Tower and the Seacourt Bridge [[public house]].
To the north of Botley was the [[Deserted medieval village|lost village]] of [[Seacourt]]. The site of the former village is in neighbouring [[Wytham]] parish, but it is commemorated in Botley in the names of Seacourt Tower, Seacourt Hall and the Seacourt Bridge [[public house]].


==Localities==
==Localities==
===New Botley===
===New Botley===
A [[park and ride]] site is closest to Botley itself in the much narrower '''New Botley''' which is confined by low-lying playing fields, an allotment site and river meadows on the north and south sides. Immediately east is the seven arches bridge, which is listed.<ref>Seven Arches Bridge {{NHLE|num=1047337|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref> To the north side of that section is a [[golf]] driving range and on the south side, the large [[Osney Mead]] industrial estate.
A [[park and ride]] site is closest to Botley itself in the much narrower '''New Botley''' which is confined by low-lying playing fields, an allotment site and river meadows on the north and south sides. Immediately east is the seven arches bridge, which is listed.<ref>Seven Arches Bridge {{NHLE|num=1047337|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref> To the north side of that section is a [[golf]] driving range and on the south side, the large [[Osney Mead]] industrial estate.


==Famous inhabitants==
==Famous inhabitants==
*[[Guy Browning]], humorist, grew up in Botley.<ref>Browning, ''Maps of my life'' (London: Square Peg, 2008), chapters 7 and 9.</ref>
* [[Guy Browning]], humorist, grew up in Botley<ref>Browning, ''Maps of my life'' (London: Square Peg, 2008), chapters 7 and 9.</ref>
*[[Oswald Rayner]], [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6 agent]] and journalist.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}
* [[Oswald Rayner]], [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6 agent]] and journalist{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}


==References==
==References==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
*{{cite book |last=Hanson |first=John |title=The Changing Faces of Botley and North Hinksey |year=1995 |publisher=Robert Boyd |location=Witney |pages= 7, 26}}
* {{cite book |last=Hanson |first=John |title=The Changing Faces of Botley and North Hinksey |year=1995 |publisher=Robert Boyd |location=Witney |pages=7, 26}}
*{{cite book |last1=Sherwood |first1=Jennifer |last2=Pevsner |first2=Nikolaus |author-link2=Nikolaus Pevsner |series=[[Pevsner Architectural Guides#Buildings of England|The Buildings of England]] |title=Oxfordshire |year=1974 |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |location=Harmondsworth |isbn=0-14-071045-0 |pages=335}}
* {{cite book |last1=Sherwood |first1=Jennifer |last2=Pevsner |first2=Nikolaus |author-link2=Nikolaus Pevsner |series=[[Pevsner Architectural Guides#Buildings of England|The Buildings of England]] |title=Oxfordshire |year=1974 |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |location=Harmondsworth |isbn=0-14-071045-0 |pages=335}}


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51°45′3″N 1°18′2″W / 51.75083°N 1.30056°W / 51.75083; -1.30056

Botley is a village in the civil parish of Botley and North Hinksey, in the Vale of White Horse district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England, just west of the Oxford city boundary. Historically part of Berkshire, it stands on the Seacourt Stream, a stream running off the River Thames. The intersection of the A34 and A420 is to the village's north.

Topography

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Botley, aside from central offices and a modest row of shops, is a residential suburb of Oxford. Generally, house prices are above average for the Oxford area, from average in its east (similar to much of Dean Court), to very expensive towards where the settlement adjoins Cumnor Hill, in its south.[1] It lies, apart from a small section which is southeast, southwest of the junction between the A34 (Oxford ring road) and the A420 westward to Swindon.[2] The contiguous neighbourhood Dean Court adjoins Botley to its west, in the Cumnor civil parish. The other settlements which merge into this settlement are North Hinksey and Cumnor Hill.[2] Elevations range from 56m on the Hinksey Stream marking much of the eastern border to the western border which ranges from 80 to 120m AOD from north to south. The southern point is a border of Cumnor Hill and adjoins Matthew Arnold School.

Landmarks and economy

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Botley shops comprise Elms Parade and the West Way shopping precinct. The various large office buildings along the main road include Seacourt Tower, known locally as "Botley Cathedral" owing to its small metal spire, originally built in 1965–66 as a car showroom and garage to a design by Beecher and Stamford.[3] It remains in the ownership of Hartwell Ford.

Elms Parade

Religion

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Botley's Church of England church of St Peter and St Paul on West Way, built in 1958, is one of four in its benefice which reaches outside the historic ecclesiastical parish to include St Frideswide's Church, Oxford, St Lawrence's Church, North Hinksey and St. Margaret of Antioch, Binsey.[4] Other Christian churches in Botley include Calvery Chapel[5] and Roman Catholic Church, the oldest being Botley Baptist established in 1890.

History

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Botley was first settled in the Saxon era. Its toponym comes from the Old English, meaning a woodland clearing of a man called Bota.[6] It has since fallen within the parish of North Hinksey, and so was historically in the county of Berkshire, as marked in its northern half by the Vale of White Horse district boundary on the map. Because the main road west out of Oxford has passed through Botley since the 16th century, development since then was centred here rather than in the village of North Hinksey itself, slightly further southeast. From the 1880s, the centre of the village began to be called Old Botley, in distinction to the New Botley development along Botley Road in Oxford.[7] The name Old Botley is preserved in a street set back from the main road. The major development which began in the 1930s took place to the west, beyond the current ring road.

To the north of Botley was the lost village of Seacourt. The site of the former village is in neighbouring Wytham parish, but it is commemorated in Botley in the names of Seacourt Tower, Seacourt Hall and the Seacourt Bridge public house.

Localities

[edit]

New Botley

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A park and ride site is closest to Botley itself in the much narrower New Botley which is confined by low-lying playing fields, an allotment site and river meadows on the north and south sides. Immediately east is the seven arches bridge, which is listed.[8] To the north side of that section is a golf driving range and on the south side, the large Osney Mead industrial estate.

Famous inhabitants

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References

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  1. ^ "Property heat maps". Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b Grid square map Ordnance survey website
  3. ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, p. 333
  4. ^ Sykes, Clare. "Botley: St Peter & St Paul, Botley". A Church Near You. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Home page". Botley Baptist Church. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  6. ^ Hanson, 1995, page 7
  7. ^ Hanson, 1995, page 26
  8. ^ Seven Arches Bridge Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1047337)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  9. ^ Browning, Maps of my life (London: Square Peg, 2008), chapters 7 and 9.

Sources

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