Iffley

"IFFLEY, a par. in the hund. of Bullingdon, co. Oxford, 1¾ mile S.E. of Oxford, its post town. It is situated on the left bank of the Isis, adjoining the road from London to Oxford, and near the Oxford railway. It contains Hockmoor and Littleworth. A hard limestone, suitable for rough building, is quarried. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. £146, in the patron. of the archdeacon. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with low square tower. In the interior is an ancient piscina and font, the remains of a stone pulpit and several painted windows. The parochial charities produce £147 a year, of which £39 is the endowment of Dr. Nowell's school."

"HOCKMOOR, a hamlet in the parish of Iffley, county Oxford, 2 miles S.E. of Oxford."

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