Charney Bassett Parish Council Oxfordshire Local
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Neighbourhood Action Group News (23/11/2007 11:47)
Project CHAFFINCH - CHallenge - Avoid Further Flooding IN CHarney (29/12/2005 18:26:46)
Church Fete - Thanks to all! (20:55 Today)
100 Club Draw (12/08/2006 11:55:16)
CHAFT News (12/08/2006 18:07:08)
Village Hall Funding (03/12/2007 20:43)
Charney Army (22/03/2006 21:41:50)
Minutes of the Council Meeting held on July 9th 2008 (18/01/2008 23:19)
Doris and Jim Venn Celebrate Diamond Wedding (30/05/2008 20:40:26)
Councillors and Other Contacts (19/01/2006 22:20:02)
Coffee Hour (25/03/2006 11:56:46)
Flood pictures (22/07/2007 21:45:47)
Charney & Lyford Education Trust (28/09/2007 22:54)
What's On in Charney Bassett (17/02/2006 12:13:58)
Planning Applications (29/12/2005 22:18:31)
The Chequers (31/08/2007 21:31)
New Council Chairman (10:41 Yesterday)
2007/08 Accounts (29/12/2005 21:50:57)
Charney Chatter (25/10/2007 18:13:36)
Vale Islanders (22/03/2006 17:10:01)
 x-small #ffffff ">The Village Green align="justify">Charney Bassett Oxfordshire is a small village in the centre of triangle formed by Abingdon 20 km to east Wantage 10 south and Faringdon 8 west.  It north Vale White Horse Gainfield Hundred.  There has been settlement here since Anglo-Saxon times.  The earliest surviving records history show that there was grant land Abbot Abbey 811 AD.  surrounding area originally largely marshland meaning Charney Cearn-isle or island river Cearn. style="text-align: justify" ">To within parish boundary lies Cherbury Camp an Iron Age fortification.  means barrow beside River Cearn. contains number interesting buildings.  St Peter's church some sections as old 12th Century features turret containing two mediaeval chiming bells.  Manor Grade II listed building built grange for when it owned extensive around village.  now belongs Society Friends (the Quakers) serves conference (http://www.charneymanor.demon.co.uk).  align="justify">Charney water mill also County Council leased Parish Council.  all its machinery intact undergoing restoration Industrial Archaeology Group 1975.  comprehensive article on at:- http://www.wantage.com/museum/Local_History/Charney%20Bassett%20Watermill.pdf. St one seven which comprise with Gainfield.  other churches parish  are  Longworth Hinton Waldrist   Lyford Buckland Pusey Littleworth.  Web site: http://www.cherbury-gainfield.org.uk.
This site last updated on  26th  August 2008  
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