Huscote was a tiny
hamlet
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on the edge of north
Oxfordshire
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, a rural area bordering with
West Northamptonshire
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. The hamlet sits East of J11 of the
M40. Predominantly agricultural land used for grazing. Census returns from the 1800s show houses at Huscote, but today only Huscote Farm remains
There are 42
tree preservation order
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s on Huscote Farm today
See also
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History of Banbury
Banbury is a circa 1,500-year-old market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish on the River Cherwell in the Cherwell (district), Cherwell District of Oxfordshire, England. It is northwest of London, southeast of Birmingham, so ...
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Banbury Cheese
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Nethercote, Banbury
Nethercote is a hamlet in the civil parish of Banbury in Oxfordshire, England. It lies close to the border with West Northamptonshire. The hamlet sits south-east of junction 11 of the M40, south of the A422 and east of the M40. Predominantly ag ...
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Hamlets in Oxfordshire
Banbury