Man’s body found in ditch on Otmoor
From Jackson’s Oxford Journal of 10th April 1824
On Monday last an inquest was taken at Horton, by Mr Cecil, coroner, on view of the body of Benjamin Blake, a pauper of Horton, aged 77, who had left his lodging house on the Thursday preceding with an intention of going to Murcott; and not returning, a search was made for him, and on Saturday afternoon he was found dead in a ditch on Otmoor. Verdict, found drowned, supposed from the inclemency of the weather.
2nd Sunday of each month – 10.30am Holy Communion
4th Sunday of each month – 6.00pm Evensong
2nd Sunday of each month – 10.30am Holy Communion
4th Sunday of each month – 6.00pm Evensong
St Andrews church is open on Sundays from 10am to 4 pm for private prayer– of course there will be the prevailing restrictions
Year Ending March 2022 – Accounts and AGM
All of the documentation relating to the financial year ending March 2022, including the minutes of the AGM, has been published – it can be viewed here.
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Otmoor is one of our country’s great treasures. A unique habitat of rare wetland and grazing floodplain in landlocked Oxfordshire, home to 1,000 acres of nature reserves and Sites of Special Scientific Interest, uncrossed by any road since Roman times. Thousands of visitors enjoy its special feeling of remoteness, sharing this ancient fen with over sixty rare and protected species.
Now our government is planning a major new road that could threaten this unique environment.
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