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	Oxfordshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from Latin Oxonia) is a county in South East England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire.
		The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry was based at the Barracks on Bullingdon Green, Cowley.
		The Vale of the White Horse and parts of South Oxfordshire south of the River Thames are traditionally part of Berkshire but were added to the administrative county in 1974.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oxfordshire (510 words)

	BERKHAMPSTEAD - LoveToKnow Article on BERKHAMPSTEAD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		While attempting to execute the kings commission of array in Oxfordshire in Augusthe was taken prisoner by Hampdcn at \Vatliagton and imprisonedin the Tower, but after being censured by the Lords was liberatedin September.
		The abbot also exercised considerable judicial and administrative powers, and his court was endowed with the privileges of the hundred court and was freed from liability to interference by the sheriff.
		Berkshire and Oxfordshire had a commofi sheriff until the reign of Elizabeth, and the shire court was held at Grauntpont.
	85.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BE/BERKHAMPSTEAD.htm (4489 words)

	Uffington White Horse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Uffington White Horse is a highly stylised hillfigure, 374 feet (110m) long, cut out of the turf on the upper slopes of Uffington Castle, an Iron Age hill fort near The Ridgeway, in the English county of Oxfordshire.
		The horse is thought to represent a tribal symbol perhaps connected with the builders of Uffington Castle].
		The design of the Uffington Horse was used as the album cover of the 1982 album English Settlement by English rock group XTC, who come from the nearby town of Swindon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Uffington_White_Horse (522 words)

	Brigantes Nation Uffington
		The horse was dated to between 1400 - 600 BC by the Oxford University Reasearch Unit in 1995 using optical stimulated luminescence dating, it age is probably late Bronze Age.
		Uffington Horse is the largest hill figure in Britain, it is 110m long and 40m high.
		A bronze age long barrow lies between the horse and Uffington Castle, a modified hill - Dragon Hill is also related to the white horse, although it's purpose is not known.
	brigantesnation.com /SiteResearch/HillFigures/Uffington/Uffington.htm (283 words)

	THE FOX & HOUNDS
		Uffington Best Bitter is the favourite tipple, and there's always at least one other real ale and quality draught lagers.
		Uffington is famous as the site of one of country's best-known white horses; this one, carved into the chalk soil, is 400 feet long and can be seen for miles around.
		Uffington was the birthplace of Thomas Hughes, author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, and his life and works are remembered in the Tom Brown's School Museum.
	www.travelpublishing.co.uk /hiddeninnssouth/Oxfordshire/HIS27313.htm (304 words)

	Wiltshire White Horses: The Uffington white horse
		The Uffington white horse, one of only four that face to the right, is high on an escarpment of the Berkshire Downs below Whitehorse Hill, a mile and a half south of the village of Uffington, and it looks out over the Vale of the White Horse.
		Unlike the solid and more or less naturalistic figures of the other horses, the Uffington white horse is formed from stylized curving lines some ten feet or less wide, and its length of around 365 feet makes it over twice as long as the longest of the Wiltshire horses.
		The horse-goddess Epona was worshipped by the Celts in Gaul, and she had a counterpart in Britain, Rhiannon, so the Uffington white horse may have been cut by adherents of a cult of the horse-goddess.
	wiltshirewhitehorses.org.uk /uffington.html (652 words)

	Uffington White Horse, Waylands Smithy & the Ridgeway
		The White Horse at Uffington is one the most famous hill figures in Britain and has recently been dated to at least the Iron Age (around 500 BC) but it could well be much older.
		The walk from there is an ideal opportunity to follow in the footsteps of people who have travelled the trackway for the last 6000 years.
		A marvellous example of a Bronze Age cemetery to the south of Uffington near the village of Lambourn beside the minor road to Kingston Lisle.
	freespace.virgin.net /ancient.ways/uffingto.htm (983 words)

	Uffington
		It is tempting to attribute to (the restoration of 1677-9) the weirdest of all features of Uffington, the E chapels of the transept, two N, one S. They are of three lights with steep triangles, not arches, and the mullions simply running into them...
		It is all round a highly idiosyncratic style we find at Uffington, but surely not idiosyncratic enough for the transept E window.
		The building is of chalk, as is nearly the whole of Uffington.
	www.astoft.co.uk /uffington.htm (364 words)

	Museums in Oxfordshire, England
		Oxfordshire has a rich diversity of museums open to the public - enormously varied in size and the scope of their collections.
		Oxfordshire County Museums lease the barn as "display storage" and visitors may see some of the collection of agricultural and trade vehicles.
		As a branch museum of Oxfordshire's Department of Leisure and Arts, schools are warmly invited to use the museum and education room.
	archive.museophile.org /museums/oxon.html (3974 words)

	Britchcombe Countryside Holidays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The setting is ideal for exploring this picturesque corner of Oxfordshire, near to the historic and pretty village of Uffington.
		Uffington, dominated by its castle, lies at the heart of the Vale of White Horse, named after the great chalk figure cut into the hillside in ancient times.
		Uffington Village also has an historic church, and Thomas Hughes, author of Tom Brown School Days was born in Uffington itself, and is commemorated in the Tom Brown's School Museum open from Easter at weekends through the summer.
	www.caravancampingsites.co.uk /oxfordshire/britchcombe.htm (245 words)

	UK-Tourist-Info.com: Tourist Attractions in Uffington, England, UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Uffington is a small town located between Swindon And Oxford just off the A420.
		The Uffington White Horse was thought to be of the bronze age.
		However, latest technologies revealed that it was infact not that old and it was given shape somewhere between the 800 BC and 1400 BC.
	www.uk-tourist-info.com /england/uffington (91 words)

	Uffington White Horse
		Various interpretations of the stylised carvings are possible; some believe that it might be a dragon rather than a horse.
		On the crown of the hill above the horse is the hill fort of Uffington Castle.
		Despite the name, the hill fort bears no resemblance to a medieval fortress, but rather resembles a large, fairly flat lawn fringed with low mounds of earth, long overgrown with grass.
	www.britainexpress.com /counties/oxfordshire/ancient/uffington.htm (566 words)

	The Craven Bed and Breakfast, Uffington, UK - Location (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Turn right by the church in Uffington Village and The Craven is located on Fernham Road, a third of a mile out of the village.
		Proceed to Fernham and the turning for Uffington is on the eastern edge of the village.
		Follow the road for two miles into Uffington and The Craven is on the right just as you enter the village.
	www.thecraven.co.uk /location.htm (332 words)

	In Search of The White Horse of Uffington
		Take a reading of 115 degrees and take 17 steps in that direction which takes you off the trail uphill, just to the left of a bunch of branches that are all in a group pointing the same way.
		The White Horse of Uffington is cut into the slopes of a 856 feet high hill.
		The Uffington Horse has survived the centuries because of the periodic cleaning of it.
	www.chuckstraub.com /Letterboxing/whitehorse.htm (987 words)

	AllRefer.com - White Horse, Vale of the (British And Irish Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		According to tradition, his victory at Ashdown in 871 was commemorated by the White Horse on White Horse Hill, although it is probably of a much earlier date.
		The figure of the horse, over 350 ft (107 m) long, is at Uffington, near Wantage, and its outline is visible for miles.
		It was formed by cutting away the turf to expose the white chalk of the hillside beneath.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/WhiteHor-1.html (286 words)

	Uffington White Horse
		The Uffington white horse can be found 1.5 miles due south of Uffington village on the Berkshire downs (although now in Oxfordshire).
		The Uffington white horse is undoubtedly Britain’s oldest and most famous hill figure, which has recently been dated at 3000 years old by the Oxford Archeological Unit.
		Others believe that it commemorates Alfred’s victory over the Danes in 861 AD or that it was created in the seventh century by Hengist in the image of a horse on his standard, however the recent scientific data upon its age seem to discount these more modern theories.
	www.hows.org.uk /personal/hillfigs/uff/uffing.htm (715 words)

	Fwd: Hill Monuments defaced to promote hunting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Aerial shots show the 374ft-long Bronze Age image on the Berkshire Downs near Uffington in Oxfordshire complete with three white hounds and a rider.
		In Uffington, no-one in the village had heard anything about the reported incident.
		Activists say the image in Oxfordshire was drawn in paint used for marking lines on grass tennis courts and will wash away in the first rains.
	taint.org /pipermail/forteana/2002-August/000405.html (254 words)

	Norton House, Faringdon, Oxfordshire
		7 miles from Wantage and 5 miles from Faringdon, Uffington is fortunate in being off the main roads, so you can enjoy the tranquility of the nearby countryside.
		A museum, open at weekends in summer, is to be found in the former school house, which is featured in Thomas Hughes' Tom Brown's Schooldays.
		Uffington lies 1¾ miles north of The Ridgeway, possibly England's oldest road, passing close to White Horse Hill, with its intriguing chalk hill figure carved 3000 years ago.
	www.smoothhound.co.uk /hotels/nortonfaringdon.html (378 words)

	Ley Lines
		Running a little E of N, this ley covers 9 3/4 miles from a tumulus some distance S of the M4 motorway to the village of Uffington in Oxfordshire, crossing the White Horse and Dragon hills on the way.
		Walking down the ley over the N earthworks of the camp, the church at Uffington, the final ley point, is glimpsed.
		With Uffington Church still in sight, the bearing of the ley is followed a little lower down the hill until Dragon Hill comes into view (30708686), the fifth ley point.
	www.leyhunter.com /archives/tlh5.htm (806 words)

	UK-Tourist-Info.com: White Horse, Uffington England UK TOURIST Attraction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Uffington white horse can be found 1.5 miles due south of Uffington now in Oxfordshire.
		It is situated facing north west near the top of a very steep escarpment below the Ridgeway long distance footpath, Whitehorse hill and the Saxon hillfort of Uffington castle and above Dragon hill.
		At present there are no bus services to the Uffington area on Sundays.
	www.uk-tourist-info.com /england/uffington/attractions/white-horse-uffington.asp (261 words)

	Places Of Graphological Interest
		Outside Oxford is Tom Brown’s School Museum (Uffington) and Blenheim Palace (with Churchill handwritings on display).
		The Sunday Times (1998) pronounced Oxford and Cambridge as top UK Universities, and Wadham College was ranked third in a league table of Oxford Colleges (Clare 1998).
		Oxfordshire Oxford Cycle Workshop (rent or buy a cheap bike when you are in Oxford)
	www.wmin.ac.uk /marketingresearch/graphology/oxa.htm (1358 words)

	The Uffington White Horse (Hill Figure) \| The Modern Antiquarian \| The Uffington White Horse (Hill Figure)
		The rippling sides of the manger are rough chalk grassland, but at its far end it is smoother, and on the other side of the road turns into woodland (containing springs).
		Uffington is just the most enchanting and special place.
		After 25 miles cycle ride (ok so we walked up the hill to Uffington) and still 15 miles from Avebury, what a great place to get a puncture and discover your wheel nuts are rusted solid, rendering puncture repair kit and spare tube useless.
	www.themodernantiquarian.com /site/303 (3394 words)

	St George 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Although it is in English folklore that Saint George slew the mighty dragon in England to which end, two places are named, that of Dragon Hill near Uffington, Oxfordshire, and Lower Stanks, a field outside Hereford...
		But, in reality, it is thought that St. George came from Cappadocia in Asia Minor, lived at the time of the Roman Emperor, Diocletian, AD 245 to 313 and never actually graced our fair Isle.
		Thus, whether in the context of history or legend, to Baden-Powell, St. George epitomized the qualities of selflessness and both moral and physical courage which he saw as being among the aims of The Scouting Movement.
	www.ely.org.uk /heros/StGeo2.html (239 words)

	BBC - Landscape Mysteries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In an attempt to discover the truth about who cut them, and why, Aubrey sets out to explore the history of the chalk landscape through thousands of years of human settlement.
		Aubrey begins at the huge White Horse of Uffington, in Oxfordshire, and learns that it was recently shown to be pre-historic - dating to the late Bronze Age.
		Aubery concludes they cut the White Horse of Uffington because of the religious and military importance that the horse was acquiring at that time.
	www.open2.net /landscapemysteries/prog2.htm (341 words)

	(GC8964) Uffington White Horse (Oxfordshire) by The Wombles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Located on the Ridgeway footpath close to Uffington White Horse Hill, this is a relatively easy cache which is close to many locations of interest and superb views.
		This is the home of the oldest White Horse in Britain, Uffington, which was thought to be Iron age (500BC) but has recently been dated to Bronze age (1000BC).
		There are many places of interest here including the Uffington Hill Fort, a large hill fort with good banks and defences, Dragon's Hill where George reputedly slew the dragon and the Ridgeway path.
	www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=35172 (519 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| TV and Radio \| Big Brother defends 300ft chalk logo
		The "eye" logo, about 300ft wide, was painted on to the site near Uffington, Oxfordshire, on Thursday so it could be filmed as part of the TV show's idents.
		The Observer said local residents "warned the incident could trigger a local uprising", and said archaeologists wanted an inquiry into how the National Trust (NT) gave permission for the logo to be added.
		It reported that Sharon Smith, curator of the Tom Brown's School Museum in Uffington, said a national monument was being used to "promote a tacky game show".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3000243.stm (406 words)

	King alfred uffington white horse Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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	Uffington Castle - Oxfordshire - Reviews of Uffington Castle - TripAdvisor
		White Horse Hill is crowned by a Celtic fort called Uffington Castle, lying some 500 feet above sea level, and dating from the seventh century BC.
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	www.tripadvisor.com /Attraction_Review-g186357-d198880-Reviews-Uffington_Castle-Oxfordshire_England.html (340 words)

	B&Bs in or around Uffington, Oxfordshire, England - local overnight accommodation, including bed and breakfasts, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		BandBs in or around Uffington, Oxfordshire, England - local overnight accommodation, including bed and breakfasts, inns, guest houses and small hotels.
		Situated in a delightful village beneath the Uffington White Horse near the Ridgeway, Hickory House offers comfortable, spacious accommodation in a self-contained extension, overlooking a pretty garden and with fine views.
		Hickory House Situated in a delightful village beneath the Uffington White Horse near the Ridgeway, Hickory...
	www.stilwell.co.uk /show_town.asp?Q=bb\|L4319771 (322 words)

	Prehistoric Sites in Oxfordshire, travel and heritage information
		An atmospheric stone circle from the Neolithic age, 100 feet across, set in a wooded clearing.
		Ony a few yards off the ancient Ridgeway track, and less than a mile from the Uffington hill fort and the famous White Horse.
		Oxfordshire Overview - Oxfordshire Tourist Information Centres - Oxfordshire travel links
	www.britainexpress.com /counties/oxfordshire/ancient (537 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: Uffington White Horse and Its Landscape: Investigations at White Horse Hill Uffington, 1989-95 and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Uffington White Horse and Its Landscape: Investigations at White Horse Hill Uffington, 1989-95 and Tower Hill Ashbury, 1993-4 (Thames Valley Landscapes Monograph S.)
		The White Horse carved into the chalk of the hillside at Uffington forms part of a complex of prehistoric and later monuments, including the Uffington 'Castle' hillfort, the Ridgeway track, and a number of burial mounds.
		The nature and date of construction of the White Horse has been the subject of considerable debate, as has its use and possible meaning in past society.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0947816771 (481 words)

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