Ardley, Oxfordshire
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 St. Mary's parish church |
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 Ardley
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| Ardley shown within Oxfordshire | |
| Area | 8.79 km2 (3.39 sq mi) |
| Population | 751 (both for parish, with Fewcott) (2011 Census) |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SP5427 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Banbury |
| Postcode district | OX27 |
| Dialling code | 01869 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
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Ardley is a village in Ardley with Fewcott civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Bicester.
The parish includes the village of Fewcott that is now contiguous with Ardley. The two villages are either side of a stream that rises at Fritwell, flows south to Ardley, then turns east through Stoke Lyne to Fringford. There it joins Crowell Brook, which continues east into Buckinghamshire and ultimately becomes part of the Great Ouse.
The 2011 Census recorded the population of Ardley and Fewcott parish as 751.
The limestone quarry at Ardley has yielded a significant find of dinosaur tracks (ichnites), discovered in 1997 and thought to have been left by Megalosaurus and possibly Cetiosaurus.
There is a site of special scientific interest in the village with a colony of the great crested newts and an outcrop of Jurassic limestone.
Ardley Castle is a motte-and-bailey which is believed to have been built early in the 12th century during the civil war between Empress Matilda and King Stephen.
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