In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Fringford like this:
FRINGFORD, a parish in Bicester district, Oxford; near the boundary with Bucks, 3½ miles N of Launton r. station, and 5 NNE of Bicester. Post town, Hethe, under Bicester. Acres, 1, 580. Real property, £2, 023. Pop., 401. Houses, 85. The property is divided among a few. Fringford Heath is a principal residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, not reported. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church has a fine Norman doorway, and is good.
Fringford through time
Fringford is now part of Cherwell district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cherwell has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Fringford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Fringford, in Cherwell and Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9687
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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