Highmoor, Oxfordshire

Highmoor is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills, in the South Oxfordshire district, in Oxfordshire, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Henley-on-Thames. The parish includes the hamlet of Satwell. The Grade II Listed Church of England parish church of Saint Paul at Highmoor Cross was designed by the architect Joseph Morris of Reading and built by Robert Owthwaite of Henley-on-Thames in 1859 as a chapel of ease by the vicar of Rotherfield Peppard to cater for the wider rural population of the parish. Highmoor later became a separate parish but the church was closed by a pastoral order in June 2012 as a result of a dwindling congregation. The church was then put up for sale by the Diocese of Oxford.^[2][3][4] In 2011 the parish had a population of 278.

Highmoor
St Pauls Church
Highmoor Location within Oxfordshire
Area	5.20 km2 (2.01 sq mi)
Population	278 (parish, including Satwell) (2011 census)[1]
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU7084
Civil parish	Highmoor
District	South Oxfordshire
Shire county	Oxfordshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Henley-on-Thames
Postcode district	RG9
Dialling code	01491
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Oxfordshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Henley and Thame
List of places UK England Oxfordshire 51.556°N 0.998°W / 51.556; -0.998

Highmoor has two public houses: the Dog and Duck near Highmoor Cross and the Rising Sun at Witheridge Hill. Both are owned by the local Brakspear Brewery. The Dog and Duck closed in December 2011 and the freehold was subsequently put on the market in March 2012 when the brewery was unable to find a new tenant. The pub remains closed as of April 2015.^[5][6][7] Chris Hollins, an English journalist, presenter and sportsman, lives in Highmoor.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Area: Highmoor (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
2. Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 649. ISBN 0140710450.
3. Historic England. "Church of St Paul (Grade II) (1391558)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
4. "St Paul's Church, Highmoor Cross". Smiths Gore. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
5. "Dog & Duck". Brakspear Brewery. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
6. "Rising Sun". Brakspear Brewery. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
7. "'Unviable' country pub put on market for £495,000". Henley Standard. Henley-on-Thames. 26 March 2012. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

External links

• The Rising Sun

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