Ardington and Lockinge

Millennium sundial in Ardington and Lockinge community woodland

Ardington and Lockinge is a civil parish within the Vale of White Horse district centred about 2 miles (3 km) east of Wantage, Oxfordshire.

The parish was created through the merger of Ardington and Lockinge in 2012.[1] It includes the villages of Ardington, East Lockinge and West Lockinge, as well as the hamlets of Ardington Wick and some remnants of Betterton, a 'lost', depleted small settlement.[2] Running through the area is a stretch of the Great Western Main Line between Didcot and Swindon which in common with the Vale of White Horse is drained by the Ock. The majority of land and property in the area is owned and managed by the Lockinge Estate. The total area is 26.12km².

References

  1. Parish and Town Councils in Oxfordshire - Feb 2012, Accessed 20 May 2012
  2. David Nash Ford, M.W. Beresford and J.G. Hurst (1962). "Royal Berkshire History". Deserted Medieval Villages from across the County. Retrieved 24 March 2010.

Coordinates: 51°35′35″N 1°22′37″W / 51.593°N 1.377°W / 51.593; -1.377

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