This document provides information about the village of Charlton-on-Otmoor where the author lives. It summarizes that the small village has 169 houses and 412 residents, with no shops except a pub and a vegetable yard. The central church hosts an annual May Day parade and dancing. Many houses and the 1866 school building are quite old, though the school also has a new addition from 2010. The nearby town of Bicester, located about 4 miles away, has a population of 30,000 and is growing rapidly. It features a park, market square, and designer outlet village that draws international visitors.
2. Our village is very small.
There are 169 houses and 412 people live here.
3. There are no shops in the village
There is a pub. There is a coach
company.
There is a yard that sells vegetables and plants.
4. The church is in the middle of the
village.
On May Day there is a special parade to the church and then we
have dancing at the pub called The Crown.
16. Bicester
Bicester is our nearest town.
It is about 4 miles(6.5km)
from Charlton-on-Otmoor
It has a population of
30,000 but is the fastest
growing town in Oxfordshire
It is an old market town and
dates back to the 6th
century
Market Square
17. Bicester
Top: the Bandstand in Garth park Sheep Street is the main street in the town
Bottom: the stocks used to be in the Market Square
18. Bicester Village
Bicester Village is an
outlet for designer
clothes.
People come from
many miles away
(including other
countries) to shop there
It is a very busy place