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KINGSTON BAGPUIZE AND SOUTHMOOR
Kingston House, a Charles II manor house set in mature parkland, is on the Abingdon side of the village. The house was originally built between 1660 and 1670 and was probably remodelled from the ground floor up in the 1720s. Until 1865 the house was approached down an avenue from the east side with entrance gates and a screen where the ha-ha now is. In 1865 the gates were moved to their present position, near the church. The parish church, the Church St. John the Baptist, stands next to Kingston House. The first church was built on the site shortly after the conquest (between about 1076-1099). For the history and full information about the Church St. John the Baptist click here. In Southmoor there is a Methodist church. Kingston Bagpuize and Southmoor are five miles west of Abingdon just off the A420 near the intersection with the A415 Abingdon to Witney road. |
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