Balscote

Balscote
Parish church of St Mary Magdalene
Balscote is located in Oxfordshire
Balscote
Balscote
Location within Oxfordshire
OS grid referenceSP3941
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBanbury
Postcode districtOX15
Dialling code01295
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteWroxton & Balscote Community Web Site
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire
52°04′41″N 1°25′37″W / 52.078°N 01.427°W / 52.078; -01.427

Balscote or Balscott is a village in the civil parish of Wroxton, Oxfordshire, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Banbury. The Domesday Book of 1086 records the place-name as Berescote. Curia regis rolls from 1204 and 1208 record it as Belescot. An entry in the Book of Fees for 1242 records it as Balescot. Its origin is Old English, meaning the cottage, house or manor of a man called Bælli.[1]

  1. ^ Ekwall 1960, Balscott.