WELCOME PACK LAST UPDATED NOVEMBER 2020 WARDINGTON VILLAGE GUIDE & LOCAL INFORMATION Village Website For more detailed village information and up to the minute news log on to: www.wardington.net Wardington Warbler Wardington - A brief history Every 3 months you can read about village events The name Wardington is believed to originate from the meaning Wearda's farm and first and news in our locally occurs on records c. 1180 but its form suggests that the place was settled in the early An- edited magazine delivered glo-Saxon period. In 1377 175 people were listed to be living in Wardington. In 1801 the to households free population was 745, and rose to a peak of 865 in 1841, but by 1961 the population was down to 546. More complete histories can be found in Wardington Past and Present on sale in the church, or from the Church Wardens, and here: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol10 Village Notice Boards Located near The Hare & Hounds Pub in Lower 1 2 3 Wardington; on and in the area of the Memorial Hall; just off the Cropredy Road Nearest shop Nearest PUB Nearest station in Williamscot; and Banbury Train Station opposite Bazeley Farm in OX16 5AB Upper Wardington. The Bridge Store in The Hare & Hounds Cropredy OX17 1PQ. Lower Wardington Approx 5 mile away Approx 2 miles away For opening hours please London in 1 hour ring 01295 750645 7am - 6pm Mon-Fri, 8am- Birmingham in 50 mins 6pm Sat, 8.30am-4pm or search on facebook Sunday Refuse Collection Every Friday alternative weeks namely GREEN BIN one week followed by BLUE AND BROWN BINS the following. Full de- tails via Cherwell District Council cherwell.gov.uk 01295 227001 VILLAGE HALL Many events take place here and it is available for hire as well. E-mail: warding- [email protected] Steve MacKenzie-Lawrie 07950411373 Don't forget the village defibrillator is also located here! LOCAL SCHOOLS directory Local Clubs & Activities Gardening Club: Contact Jane Pearson 750316 or Malcolm Patterson 750014 Over 60s Club: Contact Anne Wilkins 758167 or Ian Franklin 758347 Book Club: Contact Jane Meredith 750459 Wardington Village Cinema: Contact Paul Bimson 758855 or Sam Young 750871 Wardington Cricket Club: See events advertised via the website Short Mat Bowls Club: Contact Ron Tuckey 368395 or Eddie Price 368395 Animal WELFARE & LOCaL VETS Wardington is in the heart of a farming community with a great deal of cattle and sheep farming taking place in its surrounding fields. There are a wonderful selection of local footpaths criss-crossing the countryside but PLEASE KEEP YOUR DOGS ON A LEAD WHERE APPROPRIATE AND UNDER CON- TROL AT ALL TIMES WHEN OUT. Local vets can be found in many surrounding villages and in Banbury: Mansion Hill Vets - Middleton Cheney - Tel: 712110 North Banbury Veterinary Centre - Banbury - Tel: 262332 Hawthorne Lodge Veterinary Surgery - Banbury - Tel: 259446 West Bar Veterinary Hospital - Banbury - Tel: 262332 Vets4pets - inside Pets at Home Banbury - Tel: 253941 Allotments A small number of allotment plots are available in Local Deliveries Each Wednesday & Satur- day David Mumford & the village located centrally just behind the church- Son’s Butchers visit the yard. Anyone interested in an Allotment needs to village in their mobile refrigerated van selling get in touch with the Agents Savills in quality fresh and frozen Cheltenham, who administer the plots on behalf of meat along with a good selection of other grocer- Christopher Courage. Their number is 01242 548 ies. The van stops in vari- 020. An annual rent is paid for a plot. ous locations around all parts of the village. Call Mumford’s on 760212 for specific orders. NHS Doctors & Dentists The nearest GP surgery is at nearby Cropredy 758372 for which Wardington residents do fall within the catchment area. However there is also a good selection of other doc- tors and dentists in Banbury & Brackley via the NHS web- site: www.nhs.uk Buses to and from Ban- bury Take the 200 bus from stops in Upper and Lower Wardington. Full timetable available at: www.stagecoachbus.com Hungry? There are a number of takeaways and restaurants in Banbury and the sur- rounding villages but if you want the closest head to Middleton Cheney for Fish & Chips or an Indian. 01295 713149 01295 711370 Middleton Cheney is just over 3 miles from Ward- ington and is accessed via Upper Wardington. Head south on the Wardington Road to Chacombe. Turn left when you enter Cha- combe and follow the Chacombe Road to the mini roundabout on the edge of Middleton Chen- ey. Go straight ahead to get to the High St. You can order a delivery from Zinga Spice that is next door to the Fish Bar. Note there is also a Post Office in Middleton Cheney. Nearest Rubbish Tip To the northwest of Banbury about 9 mile from Wardington is Alkerton Tip. Opening 7 days a week 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Use this address to find it: Stratford Road, Alkerton, Banbury, OX15 6HZ Recycle only Soil, glass, rubble, bulk green waste & other unwanted household items just visit Fathing- hoe recycling centre located on the A422 between Brackley and Banbury, about 1 mile west of the vil- lage of Farthinghoe: NN13 5PB .