Oving is a village

Village

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 and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale

Aylesbury Vale

The Aylesbury Vale is a large area of flat land mostly in Buckinghamshire, England. Its boundary is marked by Milton Keynes to the north, Leighton Buzzard and the Chiltern Hills to the east and south, Thame to the south and Bicester and Brackley to the west.The vale is named after Aylesbury, the...

 district in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire

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, England

England

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. It is located about three and a half miles north east of Waddesdon

Waddesdon

Waddesdon is a village within the Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England, 6 miles from Aylesbury on the A41 road. The centre of a civil parish, including the hamlets of Eythrope, Wormstone and Woodham, Waddesdon was an agricultural settlement with milling, silk weaving and lace making...

, four miles south of Winslow

Winslow, Buckinghamshire

Winslow is a small market town and also a civil parish designated as a town council within Aylesbury Vale district in north Buckinghamshire. It has a population of about 4500....

.

The village name is Anglo Saxon

Old English language

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 in origin, and means 'Ufa's people'. In the Domesday Book

Domesday Book

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 of 1086 the village was recorded as Olvonge, though previously it was known as Ulfingas. In manorial

Manorialism

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 records in the 13th century it became known as Vuinges.

Oving was described in 1806 in Magna Britannia

Magna Britannia

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as follows:

OVING, in the hundred of Ashendon and deanery of Wendover, lies about six miles north-west of Aylesbury, and about a mile to the west of the road from that town to Buckingham. The manor of Oving was purchased, in 1735, of the family of Collins, by Francis Tyringham esq. after whose death it devolved to his elder sister Parnell, wife of Charles Pilsworth esq. M.P. for Aylesbury, who resided at Oving. Some time after Mr. Pilsworth's death it was sold to the late Richard Hopkins esq. one of the lords Commissioners of the Treasury, and was bequeathed by him to Colonel Richard Northey, who has since taken the name of Hopkins in addition, and has now the rank of major-general. The manor-house being situated on the brow of a hill forms a conspicuous object in the vale of Aylesbury. Another manor in Oving has passed with North Marston, and is now held under Magdalen College, in Oxford, by Francis Wastie esq. The rectory is in the gift of the crown.

The small parish church is dedicated to 'All Saints'. The village contains some attractive cottages especially in New Road.

The village has one public house

Public house

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 known as 'The Black Boy', a quaint half-timbered construction under a tiled roof built circa 1524. The inn is situated in Church Lane opposite the village green.

The village is host to one of the oldest football cups the Oving Villages Cup

Oving Villages Cup

The Oving Villages Cup, or locally The Oving Cup, run by the Oving and District Villages Cup Committee and is affiliated to the Berkshire and Buckinghamshire Football Association in England, is one of the oldest football trophies...

, which started in 1889 and still persists today on the recreation ground on Bowling Alley. The origins of this street name are unknown although it is believed by some locals that the name originates from farming terminology as a route by which cattle would travel through the village.

The village is very community based with schemes such as Neighbourhood watch in place and regular council meetings. Mother and toddler groups, reading clubs, walking groups and youth clubs create a sense cohesion and community spirit.