Shilton, Oxfordshire

Shilton village is on Shill Brook: a stream that rises southwest of Burford, flows through Shilton and Alvescot to Black Bourton, where it becomes Black Bourton Brook, which joins the River Thames downstream from Radcot. Shilton was historically part of the manor of Great Faringdon, and most of Shilton parish was an exclave of Berkshire until the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844 transferred it to Oxfordshire. ==Manor==

When the Cistercian Beaulieu Abbey in Hampshire was founded in 1203–04, it was endowed with a group of manors that were headed by Great Faringdon and included Shilton. Beaulieu retained the manors until 1538, when it surrendered all its properties to the Crown in the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It is early 16th century and is a Grade II* listed building. in about 1848 and discussed by PL Heyworth in 1971 ==Church and chapel==

Church of England The earliest parts of the Church of England parish church of the Holy Rood are the Norman nave, south aisle and arcade, all of which were built in about 1150. The present Early English Gothic chancel was built in about 1250. The bell tower was added in the 15th century. Holy Rood church tower has three bells, all cast in 1854 by W. & J. Taylor of Loughborough, who at the time also had a bell-foundry in Oxford. Currently for technical reasons they are unringable. Baptist Shilton has a Baptist chapel that was built in the early or mid 19th century. It may have been converted from a small barn. ==Economic history==

Traditional houses and cottages in Shilton are built of local Cotswold stone. Shilton House was built in 1678 Elm Farm dates from 1683. By the 1930s its stonework had become decayed, it was too narrow for modern traffic and its hump was too acute for some vehicles. In 1938 Oxfordshire County Council rebuilt the bridge, making the road across it wider and reducing the hump. The sides of the bridge were rebuilt using the original stones in their original relative positions as far as possible, while the widening of the bridge was achieved by inserting a concrete section in the middle of the road hidden from view. ==Amenities==

Shilton has a 17th-century public house, the Rose and Crown. ==Notable residents==

John Coghlan, drummer of the rock band Status Quo, lives in Shilton. ==References==