Balscote

Balscote
Parish church of St Mary Magdalene
Balscote Location within Oxfordshire
OS grid reference	SP3941
Civil parish	Wroxton
District	Cherwell
Shire county	Oxfordshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Banbury
Postcode district	OX15
Dialling code	01295
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Oxfordshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Banbury
Website	Wroxton & 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]