12-628: Bagley Wood is a wood in the parish of Kennington , in the Vale of White Horse district, between Oxford and Abingdon in Oxfordshire , England (in Berkshire until 1974). It is traversed from north to south by the A34 road , which was rerouted through the wood in 1972. Bagley Wood is an ancient wood. Except for a few years in the 16th century it has had only two owners since 955. From 955 to 1538 it
24-578: A hydro-electric plant was constructed on the Kennington bank of the Thames between 2011 and 2018. It uses the head of water provided by the Sandford Lashes weir, and can generate up to 450 kilowatts (600 hp) of electricity with its three archimedes screw turbines . A brass band was set up in the village in 1973, originally named the Kennington (Oxford) Youth Band. The Musical Director
36-418: A local architect, T. Lawrence Dale , and the vicar, Rev. S.S. Davies. The 1828 building is now deconsecrated . The local primary school is St Swithun's Church of England School. The village is in the catchment area for Matthew Arnold secondary school. Matthew Arnold School is not located in the village but a bus service is provided. Chandlings School , an independent co-educational preparatory school ,
48-474: Is nearby. Kennington has a public house , The Tandem. The village has a health centre, two shops, a post office and a pharmacist, there is also a fish and chip shop, a take away, and a laundrette. There are two sports fields: Playfield Road and Forestside. There has been a great increase in residential building development in the village recently. The developments are all large houses with large gardens which have been turned into flats. The two exceptions are
60-514: The 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire . Kennington was partly in South Hinksey parish and partly in Radley parish until 1936, when a new Kennington civil parish was constituted. Apart from the village, most of Kennington civil parish is wooded, including all of Bagley Wood and West Wood to the west of the village. The manor house is Jacobean , built in 1629 during
72-547: The Great Rebuilding of England. It is half-timbered, i.e. its upper storey is timber-framed but its lower storey is not. In this case the lower storey is of local limestone. The Church of England parish of St Swithun has two churches. The first is a very early example of the Norman revival, designed by the architect Daniel Robertson and built in 1828. The second was built alongside it in 1956-58, designed by
84-756: The Youth Club and performs regularly throughout Oxfordshire and beyond. Sandford Hydro Sandford Hydro is a small hydroelectric scheme located on the River Thames in Oxfordshire , England. It uses the head of water provided by the weir at Sandford Lock in Sandford-on-Thames , but is actually situated on the opposite bank of the river in Kennington . It can generate 450 kilowatts (600 hp) of electricity with its three archimedes screw turbines . Construction began in 2011, and
96-424: The new houses at the site of the former public house The Scholar Gypsy (named after the local poet, Matthew Arnold ) and flats on the site of the former Kennington Service Station. Recent developments include Strode Court, and Chestnut Place on Kennington Road, to the north of the village. A new development has been completed at the site of Cranbrook House in the south of the village on The Avenue. Sandford Hydro ,
108-425: The plant became operational in 2018. Sandford Hydro is owned by Low Carbon Hub Sandford Hydro Ltd, which is itself a subsidiary Low Carbon Hub IPS Ltd, an industrial and provident society for the benefit of the community that seeks to develop a decentralised, locally-owned renewable energy infrastructure for Oxfordshire. As part of the development of the hydro scheme, a new fish pass has been constructed. It
120-512: Was Ron Sudworth. The band grew and developed and was soon entering and winning contests all across England. The word Youth was dropped from its name as the age of the members rose. It won the National 4th Section title at Pontins Holiday Camp in 1977 and progressed to the upper reaches of the National 2nd section by 1981. Although it has long since ceased participating in contests, the band is still very active. It practises each Sunday morning at
132-415: Was formed. The wood is open to permissive public access on maintained (‘Stone’ or ‘mown’) routes, via gated entrances. Kennington, Oxfordshire Kennington is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire , just south of Oxford . The village occupies a narrow stretch of land between the River Thames and the A34 dual carriageway. It was in Berkshire until
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#1732798047633144-422: Was owned by Abingdon Abbey , and since 1557 most of the wood has been owned by St John's College, Oxford . Bagley Wood was historically an extra-parochial area in the hundred of Hormer . In 1858 it was made a civil parish , although its population in the 1891 census was only 4. On 1 April 1900 the civil parish became part of the parish of Radley , and in 1936 it was transferred to Kennington when that parish
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