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The Most Difficult Village

By WVAclone Posted on 6 December 2012 Posted in Buildings, People 1 Comment Tagged with Lockup, Roundhouse

SAMUEL WILBERFORCE, the bishop of Oxford from 1845 to 1869, described Wheatley as “the most difficult village” in his diocese. One hundred and fifty years ago, it was a place beset with social problems which in our day we might …

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Wheatley Manor House

By WVAclone Posted on 29 November 2012 Posted in Buildings 1 Comment Tagged with Listed, Manor House

Wheatley Manor House

Although we can not be absolutely sure, the Manor House is probably the oldest building in Wheatley. HISTORY Behind the long wall and hedge at the west end of the High Street stands an elegant late Elizabethan mansion. Dates inscribed …

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The Most Difficult Village

Wheatley Manor House