Adwell

Adwell is a village and civil parish located 3 miles (5 km) south of Thame in South Oxfordshire. The parish covers an area of 443 acres (179 ha). According to the 2011 Census, Adwell's population data was incorporated into an output area that also included Shirburn and Stoke Talmage due to their small populations. The village is situated near Adwell Cop, a 486-foot (148 m) hill southeast of the village. This hill features a Bronze Age burial mound and evidence of Iron Age pottery. The hill was previously incorrectly attributed to Danish origins but has no connection to the Danes, who were present in Oxfordshire by 1010. Historically, Adwell was part of the manor held by Wulfstan before the Norman Conquest. By 1086, as recorded in the Domesday Book, the manor had been granted to Miles Crispin, the castellan of Wallingford Castle, and became part of the Honour of Wallingford. In 1300, Adwell was escheated to the Crown and later incorporated into the Honour of Ewelme. The manor passed through various owners until it was inherited by John H Birch in the early 19th century, who adopted the name Newell Birch. The manor house, Adwell House, dates back to the 17th century but was rebuilt in the late 18th or early 19th century and is now a Grade II* listed building. The village's parish church, dedicated to Saint Mary, replaced an earlier structure built in the late 12th century. The new church was designed by Arthur Blomfield in the early ...