Toot Baldon
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 St Lawrence' parish church |
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 Toot Baldon
Toot Baldon shown within Oxfordshire |
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| Area | 4.48 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
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| Population | 148 (2011 census) |
| – density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SP5600 |
| Civil parish | Baldons |
| District | South Oxfordshire |
| Shire county | Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode district | OX44 |
| Dialling code | 01865 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Henley |
| Website | Baldons Parish Council |
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Toot Baldon is village and in the Baldons civil parish about 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Oxford in Oxfordshire. Until 2012 Toot Baldon was a separate civil parish. The 2011 Census recorded its population as 148.[1]
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Toponym
"Toot" is derived from an Old English word for "a look-out place".[2] "Baldon" is derived from the Old English for "Bealda's Hill".[3]
History
The Church of England parish church of Saint Lawrence was built mostly in the 13th century.[4] It was restored to designs by the Gothic Revival architect Henry Woodyer in 1865.[5] The church is a Grade II* listed building.[6] There is a monument to the 1965 Little Baldon air crash in the north aisle of the church.
Court House Farm is partly 16th century.[5][7] Toot Baldon manor house was built in the 17th century[5] and is Grade II* listed.[8]
A parish school was built in the 19th or early 20th century. It has since closed and the building is now a private house.
Amenities
Toot Baldon has a pub. It used to be the Crown[9] but is no called the Mole Inn.[10]
Toot Baldon and Marsh Baldon share a cricket club.[11]
References
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- ↑ Alexander 1912, p. 209.
- ↑ Alexander 1912, p. 46.
- ↑ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 818.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 819.
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- ↑ The Mole Inn
- ↑ The Baldons Cricket Club
Sources and further reading
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