In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Otmoor like this:
OTMOOR, or Ottmor, a common of about 4,000 acres on the E border of Oxfordshire; on Akeman-street, adjacent to Bucks and to the river Ray, 6½ miles N E of Oxford. Roman pottery has been found in it around Akeman-street; and a Saxon camp is on it, near Merton.
Otmoor through time
Otmoor is now part of Cherwell district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cherwell has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Otmoor itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Otmoor, in Cherwell and Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25295
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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