Talk:Cropredy

Horton or Hornton Stone?

Regarding the phrase "... built of the local Horton ironstone, which is a ferrous Jurassic limestone" - I believe that "Horton" should read "Hornton". Hornton (a village NW of Banbury with no Wikipedia page) is noted for the quality of its building stone, and I have heard of many buildings in N Oxfordshire described as being built built of Hornton stone; unfortunately I can't (yet) back up my claim.

There is mention of "Hornton Quarries Ltd." (but not in relation to use as a building stone) in Tonks, Eric (1988). Part II The Oxfordshire Field. The Ironstone Quarries of the Midlands. Cheltenham: Runpast. p. 199. ISBN 1 870754 02 6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help).

The internet seems indecisive, a random sampling revealing an almost equal proportion of "Hornton" vs "Horton". However, the village of Cropredy has a website which mentions Hornton stone: "Cropredy Village". Retrieved 6 July 2009. 325 houses constructed in both the local Hornton Stone and red brick. Redrose64 (talk) 21:39, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Your surmise makes as much or more sense than mine. My use of "Horton" may have been influenced by having heard of the Horton General Hospital but not the village of Hornton at the time. There are several English villages called Horton, one of which is south of Northampton and may have similar ironstone.

There should be an answer in Sherlock, R.L. (1962). London and Thames Valley (Third Edition). British Regional Geology. London: HMSO. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help) I have several volumes from that series but unfortunately not the London and Thames Valley one. Motacilla (talk) 00:37, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Silver Jubilee 1977

It seems from BBC Oxford News (TV), that Frank Smallpage, a Cropredy resident, made some home movies (on film, not videotape) during Cropredy's celebrations of the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977. These films are being used to make a TV programme to be broadcast in about May 2010. --Redrose64 (talk) 22:37, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

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