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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kencot like this:
KENCOTT, a parish, with a village, in Witney district, Oxford; 5 miles NE by N of Lechlade, and 7 NNW of Faringdon r. station. Post town, Lechlade, under Swindon. Acres, 770. Real property, £1, 644. Pop., 214. Houses, 50. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to John Large, Esq. The living* is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £300. Patron, H. Hammersley, Esq. The church is ancient, and was repaired in 1859.
Kencot is now part of WEST OXFORDSHIRE District. Click here for graphs and data of how WEST OXFORDSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kencot itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kencot, in West Oxfordshire and Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9882
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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