Toot Baldon | |
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St Lawrence' parish church | |
Location within
Oxfordshire | |
Area | 4.48 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
Population | 148 ( 2011 census) |
• Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SP5600 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Oxford |
Postcode district | OX44 |
Dialling code | 01865 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Oxfordshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Baldons Parish Council |
Toot Baldon is a village and civil parish about 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Oxford in Oxfordshire. Since 2012 it has been part of the Baldons joint parish council area, sharing a parish council with the adjacent civil parish of Marsh Baldon. The 2011 Census recorded its population as 148. [1]
"Toot" is derived from an Old English word for "a look-out place". [2] "Baldon" is derived from the Old English for "Bealda's Hill". [3]
The Church of England parish church of Saint Lawrence was built mostly in the 13th century. [4] It was restored to designs by the Gothic Revival architect Henry Woodyer in 1865. [5] The church is a Grade II* listed building. [6] There is a monument to the 1965 Little Baldon air crash in the north aisle of the church. Court House Farm is partly 16th century. [5] [7] Toot Baldon manor house was built in the 17th century [5] and is Grade II* listed. [8] A parish school was built in the 19th or early 20th century. It has since closed and the building is now a private house.
Toot Baldon has a pub. It used to be the Crown [9] but is now called the Mole Inn. [10] Toot Baldon and Marsh Baldon share a cricket club. [11]