Burcot, Oxfordshire
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Burcot shown within Oxfordshire |
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| OS grid reference | SU564960 |
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| Civil parish | Clifton Hampden |
| District | South Oxfordshire |
| Shire county | Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ABINGDON-ON-THAMES |
| Postcode district | OX14 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Henley |
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Burcot is a hamlet in Oxfordshire, England on the left bank of the River Thames, in the civil parish of Clifton Hampden.[1] Until 1932, it lay in the civil parish of Dorchester.[2]
Facilities
Burcot lies on the main road from Dorchester to Abingdon, now the A415. It has a pub, The Chequers, but no shops. The former school is now a private house. Burcot is home to the business that developed the search engine "Ask Jeeves".[citation needed]
Past
In the 17th century Burcot was an important transhipment point on the Thames. The river at that time had become almost unnavigable between Oxford and Burcot, so that goods for Oxford had to be unloaded at Burcot and taken on by road. This led in 1605 to the formation of the Oxford-Burcot Commission to improve navigation.[2]
The poet laureate John Masefield lived at Burcote Brook from 1932 until his death in 1967. Shortly afterwards, the house burnt down and was replaced by a Cheshire Home.[3]
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