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it had no parish council of its own, being directly administered by the city council. In 1921 the parish had a population of 63. On 1 April 1926 the parish was abolished and merged with the parish of St Giles and St John, which in turn was abolished in 1933 when all the civil parishes within the city
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show the floor-plans of houses that lay along the straight road that runs between them, suggesting a much larger village during the mediaeval period, or possibly one that has migrated south.
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Binsey was sometimes deemed part of Oxford from the Middle Ages. It was settled as being within the city's boundaries from at least 1800. It remained a separate
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Binsey features a total of nine listed buildings. As well as St Margaret's Church and St Margaret's Well, Binsey has seven other listed buildings:
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At least one pilgrimage still takes place annually: in 2018 the pilgrimage is on Thursday 19 July (the Eve of the Feast of St Margaret) (
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about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of the centre of Oxford, on the opposite side of the river from
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The reason for the apparent separation of church and village is revealed best from the air;
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and about 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of the ruins of
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during the 14th and 15th centuries, until the priory's
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The village and its associated farmland belonged to
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Binsey is located in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
OS grid reference
SP4907
District
Oxford
Shire county
Oxfordshire
Region
South East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Oxford
Postcode district
OX2
Dialling code
Police
Thames Valley
Fire
Oxfordshire
Ambulance
South Central
UK Parliament
Oxford West and Abingdon
UK
England
Oxfordshire

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