In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Blackthorn like this:
BLACKTHORN, a hamlet in Ambrosden parish, Oxford; on Akeman-street, 3 miles SE by E of Bicester. It has a post office under Bicester. Acres, 2,280. Real property, £3,106. Pop., 376. Houses, 85.
Blackthorn through time
Blackthorn is now part of Cherwell district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cherwell has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Blackthorn itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Blackthorn, in Cherwell and Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9326
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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