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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Elsfield like this:
ELSFIELD, a parish in Headington district, Oxford; near the river Cherwell, 3 miles S by E of Islip r. station, and 3 NE of Oxford. Post town, Oxford. Acres, 1, 280 Real property, £1, 532. Pop., 179. Houses, 42. The property is all in one estate; and belonged to the Eldsfields, the Hores, the Pudseys, and others. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £215. Patron, Col. J. Sidney North. The church is small and good. Charities, £10. Wise, the antiquary, was vicar.
Elsfield is now part of SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE District. Click here for graphs and data of how SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Elsfield itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Elsfield, in South Oxfordshire and Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9637
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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