Wainhill Winchel(l)e: Reginald from Miles Crispin; Reginald from Earl William. |
Walton
Waltone: Roger d'Ivry. Fishery. |
Walton Manor.
Warpsgrove
Werplesgrave: Hervey from Bishop of Bayeux. |
Watcombe
Watecumbe: Geoffrey from Miles Crispin; Robert from Earl William. |
Watcombe Manor near Pyrton.
Water Eaton
Etone: Robert d'Oilly. Mill, 3 fisheries. |
Waterperry
Pereiun / Perie: Robert from Robert d'Oilly. |
Waterperry House.
Waterstock
Stoch: Saewold from Bishop of Lincoln. Mill. |
Watlington
Watelintone / tune: Preaux Abbey; Robert d'Oilly; Robert from Earl William. 2 mills. |
Market town near the old Icknield Way.
Weald
Welde: Thoedoric the Goldsmith. |
Now Bampton, some houses.
Wendlebury
Wandesberie: Saswalo from Geoffrey de Mandeville. |
By the site of Roman Alchester, now fields.
Westcott Barton
Bertone: Rotric from Bishop of Lisieux. |
Adjoining Bartongate.
Weston-on-the-Green
Westone: Gilbert from Robert d'Oilly. 2 mills. |
Weston House.
Westwell
Westwelle: Walter Poyntz. |
Westwell Manor.
Wheatfield
Witefelle: Peter from Robert d'Oilly. |
Wheatfield Park.
Whitchurch
Witecerce: Miles Crispin. Mill. |
Also Whitchurch Lock and Hall. Sir John Soane, founder of the Soane Museum, was born John Swan here (1753).
Whitehill
Wistelie: Roger from Bishop of Bayeux; Godfrey from Roger d'Ivry. Mill. |
Widford
Widiforde: Archbishop Thomas; St. Oswald's of Gloucester. Mill. |
Norman church with a Roman floor.
Wigginton
Wigentone: Guy d'Oilly. Mill. |
Extensive Roman remains.
Wilcote
Widelicote: Wadard from Bishop of Bayeux. |
Wilcote Manor House.
Witney
Witenie: Bishop of Winchester. 2 mills. |
Market town. Blankets have been made here since the 14th century.
Wolvercote
Ulfgarcote: Godfrey from Roger. |
Wood Eaton
Etone: Fulk from Roger d'Ivry. |
Wood Eaton Hall. Roman remains including a coin of Cunebelinus, Shakespeare's Cymbeline; Roman or Saxon well.
Woodleys
Widelie: Ansketel of Graye from Earl William. |
Woodperry
Peregie: Roger from Bishop of Bayeux. |
Woodstock
Wodestoch: King's land. Forest. |
Market town, known for manufacturing gloves. Bleinheim Palace, given to the Duke of Marlborough, and designed by Vanbrugh, is one of England's greatest houses.
Wootton
Optone / Oitone: King's land; William and Ilger from Bishop of Coutances. 2 mills. |
Worton (in Cassington)
Wrtone: Roger from Earl William and Robert from him. |
Worton
Hortone: Adam from Bishop of Bayeux; Alfwy from the king; Thurstan from Bishop of Coutances. 2 mills. |
Now 2 hamlets, Nether and Over Worton.
Wroxton
Werochestan: Ingelrann from his father Guy de Raimbeaucourt. Mill. |
Burial place of the banker Thomas Coutts (1735-1822).
Wychwood
Hucheuuode: King's land. Forest. |
Wykham
Wicham: Robert from Bishop of Lincoln. Mill. |