Bodicote

Bodicote is a village and civil parish 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the centre of Banbury in Oxfordshire. A windmill that stood next to the grove at the top of Bodicote is mentioned in the Domesday Book of AD 1086. Sor Brook, which forms the southern boundary of the parish, has a watermill. The Church of England parish church of Saint John the Baptist has existed since at least the 13th century, and its chancel arch dates from that time. The building has north and south aisles linked to the nave by 14th century arcades of three bays each. There used to be a bell tower over the north aisle. In 1844 the architects John Plowman and H.J. Underwood effected an almost complete rebuilding of St. John's that included demolishing the old tower and...