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South Hinksey

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"SOUTH HINKSEY, a parish in the hundred of Hormer, county Berks, 1 mile S.E. of North Hinksey. This parish, which is of small extent, contains the waterworks for the supply of Oxford. The tithes were commuted for land and corn-rents under an Enclosure Act in 1814. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Oxford, value with Wootton annexed, £183. The church is dedicated to St. John.

From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland(1868). Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003.

Other descriptions can be found from other periods in various trade directories covering Berkshire from the early 19th century onwards from Berkshire FHS (members only) and from A Vision of Britain Through Time.

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Archives & Libraries

In addition to those listed on the Berkshire home page, see the Research Wiki from Family Search (the Church of Latter-day Saints (Genealogical Society of Utah))

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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

  • South Hinksey was in the hundred of Hormer
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History

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SP511041 (Lat/Lon: 51.733291, -1.261457), South Hinksey which are provided by:

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Poor Houses, Poor Law

South Hinksey was in the Abingdon Union.  For more information, see Poorhouses.