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Over Kiddington

Hamlet in Oxfordshire, England

Field	Value
official_name	Over Kiddington
coordinates
static_image_name	OverKiddington Cross&Cottage.JPG
static_image_caption	Late medieval preaching cross and 18th century Cross Cottage
label_position	left
os_grid_reference	SP4122
civil_parish	Kiddington with Asterleigh
shire_district	West Oxfordshire
shire_county	Oxfordshire
region	South East England
country	England
post_town	Woodstock
postcode_area	OX
postcode_district	OX20
dial_code	01608
constituency_westminster	Witney

Over Kiddington is a hamlet in the civil parish of Kiddington with Asterleigh in Oxfordshire, England, about 7 mi southeast of Chipping Norton. Over Kiddington is on the main road between Woodstock and Chipping Norton, which since the 1990s has been classified as part of the A44 trunk road (previously the A34). The hamlet is at the crossroads where the minor road to Kiddington village and Ditchley Park house crosses the main road. The crossroads is overhung by a large cedar tree that is a notable landmark.

History

Over Kiddington has the base and shaft of a preaching cross that may have been erected in the 15th century. The Chequers is an L-shaped house that was built in the 17th century. It used to be a public house Over Kiddington used to have a post office, but it is now closed.

References

Gallery

OverKiddington Cross.JPG|Late medieval preaching cross OverKiddington Niche.JPG|Stone niche with semicircular top, on road between preaching cross and former post office OverKiddington OldPostOffice.JPG|Former post office OverKiddington Cedar.JPG|Cedar tree at the crossroads with the A44

References

(1974). "Oxfordshire". [[Penguin Books]].
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