Enslow, Oxfordshire
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Enslow is an hamlet
on the banks of both the River Cherwell
and the Oxford Canal
in Bletchingdon
civil parish, Oxfordshire
.
Enslow Bridge over the River Cherwell carries what used to be the main road linking London with Chipping Norton and Worcester
. In 1718 the road was made into a turnpike
and in 1814 Enslow Bridge was rebuilt to almost twice its previous width. The road is now the A4095.
Enslow was originally only the site of a water mill that was recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book
, but the arrival of the Oxford Canal
led to the building of a wharf and associated buildings in 1788. Early in the 19th century the Rock of Gibraltar public house
was built to serve the trade on and around the wharf.
From 1845 the Oxford and Rugby Railway ran through the hamlet and in 1850 Bletchington railway station
was built. British Rail
ways closed the station in 1964.
A satellite earth station
stands on the hillside above the Cherwell northwest of Enslow.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
on the banks of both the River Cherwell
River Cherwell
The River Cherwell is a river which flows through the Midlands of England. It is a major tributary of the River Thames.The general course of the River Cherwell is north to south and the 'straight-line' distance from its source to the Thames is about...
and the Oxford Canal
Oxford Canal
The Oxford Canal is a narrow canal in central England linking Oxford with Coventry via Banbury and Rugby. It connects with the River Thames at Oxford, to the Grand Union Canal at the villages of Braunston and Napton-on-the-Hill, and to the Coventry Canal at Hawkesbury Junction in Bedworth just...
in Bletchingdon
Bletchingdon
Bletchingdon is a village and civil parish north of Kidlington and southwest of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England.-Manor and estates:...
civil parish, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
.
Enslow Bridge over the River Cherwell carries what used to be the main road linking London with Chipping Norton and Worcester
Worcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
. In 1718 the road was made into a turnpike
Toll road
A toll road is a privately or publicly built road for which a driver pays a toll for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels. Non-toll roads are financed using other sources of revenue, most typically fuel tax or general tax funds...
and in 1814 Enslow Bridge was rebuilt to almost twice its previous width. The road is now the A4095.
Enslow was originally only the site of a water mill that was recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
, but the arrival of the Oxford Canal
Oxford Canal
The Oxford Canal is a narrow canal in central England linking Oxford with Coventry via Banbury and Rugby. It connects with the River Thames at Oxford, to the Grand Union Canal at the villages of Braunston and Napton-on-the-Hill, and to the Coventry Canal at Hawkesbury Junction in Bedworth just...
led to the building of a wharf and associated buildings in 1788. Early in the 19th century the Rock of Gibraltar public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
was built to serve the trade on and around the wharf.
From 1845 the Oxford and Rugby Railway ran through the hamlet and in 1850 Bletchington railway station
Bletchington railway station
Bletchington railway station is a disused station located in the hamlet of Enslow over 1 mile east of the village of Bletchingdon which gave the station its final name...
was built. British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
ways closed the station in 1964.
A satellite earth station
Earth station
A ground station, earth station, or earth terminal is a terrestrial terminal station designed for extraplanetary telecommunication with spacecraft, and/or reception of radio waves from an astronomical radio source. Ground stations are located either on the surface of the Earth, or within Earth's...
stands on the hillside above the Cherwell northwest of Enslow.