Cropredy, Oxfordshire

Just 5 miles north of Banbury situated on both the River Cherwell and Oxford Canal. Its name comes from ‘croppe’ meaning hill and ‘ridig’ meaning small stream. It is an extremely picturesque village with many narrowboats regularly using its canal lock and moorings. No longer used for transporting goods by barge, the canal Toll Office still stands by the narrow section of the canal, where an oak beam used to be lowered until the tolls were paid! Cropredy is also famous for the Battle of Cropredy Bridge (1644) during the Englsh Civil War, and some of the soldiers killed that day are buried in the local St Mary’s churchyard. 

Nowadays, the village is also known for the Fairport Cropredy Convention Festival held every August, attracting thousands of music lovers of all ages. With two very attractive pub restaurants in the village, Cropredy is an ideal place to spend some relaxing time taking in its beautiful countryside, canal setting and history.