Grove, Oxfordshire

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Grove, Oxfordshire

Grove is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or Residential community, larger than a hamlet , but smaller than a town or city. Though generally located in rural areas, the term urban village may be applied to certain urban area neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in Beirut, Lebanon....
and civil parish

Civil parish

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils....
in the English

England

Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire is a county in the South East England region, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire....
(though formerly in Berkshire

Berkshire

Berkshire is a Home Counties in the South East England of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1958, and Letters patent issued confirming...
), which is best-known as the home of the Williams F1 Formula One

Formula One

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, and currently officially referred as the FIA Formula One World Championship is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile ....
constructor. It has lately been a site of housing development, massively increasing in size and almost merging with the nearby town of Wantage

Wantage

Wantage is a town and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse, near the Thames Valley, in the England county of Oxfordshire , and approximately south-southwest of Oxford....
. It is now the largest village in the Vale of White Horse

Vale of White Horse

The Vale of White Horse is a Non-metropolitan district of Oxfordshire in England. The main town is Abingdon, Oxfordshire, other places include Faringdon and Wantage....
.

Grove has two primary schools: Millbrook

Millbrook

Millbrook may refer to:...
and Grove C of E

Grove Church of England School

Grove C of E school is a small primary school in the village of Grove, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England. The school is closely linked with St John the Baptist's church in the village....
. The village has been twinned with Mably

Mably

Mably may refer to:* Gabriel Bonnet de Mably , French philosophe and politician* Mably, Loire, a commune in the Loire d?partement in France...
(France

France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
) since 1990.

142 Grove, then little more than a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural Human settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community....
, was recorded when King Stephen granted a manor

Manorialism

Manorialism or Seigneurialism was the organizing principle of rural economy and society widely practiced in Middle Ages western and parts of central Europe....
here to the Abbot

Abbot

The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery....
of Bermondsey

Bermondsey

Bermondsey is an area in London on the south bank of the river Thames, and is part of the London Borough of Southwark. To the west lies Southwark, to the east Rotherhithe, and to the south, Walworth, London....
.

In 1770 the turnpike road

Toll road

A toll road, , is a road for which a driver pays a toll for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels....
was built as a more direct route between Wantage and Oxford

Oxford

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Grove is a village

Village

Civil parish

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils....
in the English

England

Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire is a county in the South East England region, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire....
(though formerly in Berkshire

Berkshire

Formula One

Wantage

Vale of White Horse

Millbrook

Millbrook may refer to:...
and Grove C of E

Grove Church of England School

Mably

Mably may refer to:* Gabriel Bonnet de Mably , French philosophe and politician* Mably, Loire, a commune in the Loire d?partement in France...
(France

France

History

In 1142 Grove, then little more than a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

Manorialism

Manorialism or Seigneurialism was the organizing principle of rural economy and society widely practiced in Middle Ages western and parts of central Europe....
here to the Abbot

Abbot

Bermondsey

Toll road

Oxford

Oxford is a City status in the United Kingdom, and the county town of Oxfordshire, in South East England. It has a population of 151,000. The rivers River Cherwell and River Thames run through Oxford and meet south of the city centre....
. Between 1796 and 1810 the Wilts & Berks Canal was built. Its main route passed through the village and a branch of the canal was built between Grove and Wantage.

In 1840 the Great Western Railway

Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway was a History of rail transport in Great Britain that linked London with the south west and west of England and most of Wales....
opened Wantage Road

Wantage Road railway station

Wantage Road railway station was built 6 years after the Great Western Railway extended their main line from Reading railway station to the countryside a few miles north of Wantage, which opened on 20 July 1840....
railway station

Train station

|}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which passengers may board and alight from trains and/or rail-transported freight may be loaded or unloaded....
on the northern boundary of Grove. In 1875 the Wantage Tramway was built. This was a single track laid alongside the turnpike road linking Wantage Road Station and Wantage. It was operated by steam tram

Tram

A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railroad car, of lighter weight and construction than a train, designed for the transport of passengers within, close to, or between villages, towns and/or cities, on tracks running primarily on streets....
locomotive

Locomotive

A locomotive is a Rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin language loco - "from a place", Ablative case of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine,....
s which pulled both a passenger tramcar and a goods wagons.

Competition from the railway and tramway reduced canal

Canal

Canals are artificial channels for water. There are two types of canals: Aqueduct canals, which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water, and waterways, which are navigable transportation canals used for passage of goods and people, often connected to existing lakes, rivers, or oceans....
traffic, and the Wilts and Berks fell into disuse in 1901. Increasing competition from road transport reduced traffic on the tram, and passenger tram services were ended in 1925.

In 1940 the then Air Ministry

Air Ministry

The Air Ministry was formerly a department of the British Government with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force....
took an interest in a large area of farmland to the west of Grove and in 1942 the Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
took control of the site. By 1943 the United States Army Air Forces

United States Army Air Forces

The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. The direct precursor to the United States Air Force, its peak size was over 2.4 million men and women in service and nearly 80,000 aircraft in 1944, and 783 domestic bases in December 1943....
arrived and the 45th Air Depot Group established one of the largest and busiest supply airfields in Europe

Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
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In 1945 the Wantage Tramway closed to freight traffic. One of its steam tram engines is preserved at Didcot Railway Centre

Didcot Railway Centre

Didcot Railway Centre, located in the town of Didcot in the England county of Oxfordshire, is based around the site of an old engine shed which became redundant due to the nationalisation of the United Kingdom railways, as well as the gradual switch from steam to diesel power....
. In 1965 British Railways

British Rail

British Railways , which later traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the Rail transport in Great Britain from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until Privatisation of British Rail in stages from 1994 to 1997....
closed Wantage Road station. Oxfordshire County Council

County council

A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries....
has a policy to seek a new station to be built to serve Wantage and Grove.

The history of RAF Grove came to close in 1960 when the last of its buildings and fittings were auctioned off. Soon present day Grove began to be built on part of the former air station.

Parts of the Wilts and Berks Canal around Grove are still visible, providing some pleasant local walks. The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust

Wilts & Berks Canal Trust

The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust is a registered charity no. 299595, and a waterway society based in Wiltshire, England, concerned with the restoration of the Wilts & Berks Canal....
is working to reopen the entire canal, and several small sections around Grove have already been restored.

Sport

Grove rugby

Rugby football

Rugby football may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of football developed in different areas of England....
and football clubs play at the Cane Lane ground on the outskirts of the village. Grove rugby club was formed in 1971 and played other Oxfordshire and local sides until the introduction of leagues in the area. Grove RFC plays in the Southern League North division, making it one of the four highest-rated sides in Oxfordshire. Grove RFC has consistently had among the best colts sides in the area and has long had a policy of bringing through players from the colts to the senior sides. One of its highest achieving alumni is John Dunbar, who captained Grove in the early 2000s before moving to Newcastle Falcons

Newcastle Falcons

The Newcastle Falcons is a rugby union team currently playing in the Guinness Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and they play at Kingston Park stadium in Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne....
and then Leeds Carnegie on a professional contract. He later represented Scotland

Scotland national rugby union team

The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union....
in the 2005 Six Nations Championship

Six Nations Championship

The Six Nations Championship , known before 2000 as the Five Nations Championship, is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England national rugby union team, France national rugby union team, Ireland national rugby union team, Italy national rugby union team, Scotland national rugby union team an...
, playing in two games as a substitute.