Blewbury

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Blewbury
Blewbury
Blewburton Fort
Blewburton Fort

Blewbury is a civil parish and village in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England (historically in Berkshire), about three miles south of Didcot. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,528.

Long popular with writers, Blewbury has over the years been home to Kenneth Grahame [1], Barbara Euphan Todd [2] (writer of the Worzel Gummidge books), Dick Francis [1] and Marguerite Steen [1].

Between Blewbury and Aston Tirrold is Blewburton Hill, an Iron Age fort.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Marshalls. Blewbury. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.
  2. ^ Book Rags. Barbara Euphan Todd Biography. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.

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Coordinates: 51°34′N, 1°14′W