Widford, Oxfordshire

Widford is a hamlet and deserted medieval village on the River Windrush about east of Burford in West Oxfordshire. The village was an exclave of Gloucestershire until 1844. HistoryEarly occupation is evidenced by the remains of a Roman villa. The Church of England parish church of St. Oswald stands on its site, and a small area of Roman mosaic was visible in its chancel, but has been moved to Cirencester museum. The Domesday book records that by 1086 St Oswald's Priory in Gloucester held the manor of Widford. It was a detached part of Gloucestershire until the 19th century. St Oswald's church in Widford is Early English Gothic and was built in the 13th century. In the 14th century numerous wall paintings were added, remains of which survive. Most of the church's present windows were added in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Widford is a hamlet and deserted medieval village on the River Windrush about east of Burford in West Oxfordshire. The village was an exclave of Gloucestershire until 1844. HistoryEarly occupation is evidenced by the remains of a Roman villa. The Church of England parish church of St. Oswald stands on its site, and a small area of Roman mosaic was visible in its chancel, but has been moved to Cirencester museum. The Domesday book records that by 1086 St Oswald's Priory in Gloucester held the manor of Widford. It was a detached part of Gloucestershire until the 19th century. St Oswald's church in Widford is Early English Gothic and was built in the 13th century. In the 14th century numerous wall paintings were added, remains of which survive. Most of the church's present windows were added in the 16th and 17th centuries.