The Wychwood Villages
Extract from Discovering Wychwood by Charles Keighley
The Wychwood villages comprise Shipton under Wychwood, Milton under Wychwood and Ascott under Wychwood. All lie within 2 miles of one another in the valley of the River Evenlode to the north-east of Burford.
On the Wychwood Way. On the River Evenlode 2 km (1.5 miles) downstream from Shipton-under-Wychwood. From the Old English Estcote.
1km (0.5 miles) west of Shipton-under-Wychwood. From the Old English, meaning 'middle town'. Milton is a large living and working village with a green and cricket pitch at its centre.
6 km (4.5 miles) north-east of Burford, towards Chipping Norton. From Old English, meaning 'sheep town'. Shipton was a royal manor at Domesday.
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