Enstone facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Enstone |
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 St Kenelm's parish church, Church Enstone |
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| Population | 1,139 (parish, including Chalford, Cleveley, Fulwell, Gagingwell, Lidstone, and Radford) (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SP3724 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Chipping Norton |
| Postcode district | OX7 |
| Dialling code | 01608 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
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| Website | Enstone Parish Council |
Enstone is an English village and civil parish about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Chipping Norton and 15 miles (24 km) north-west of Oxford city. The civil parish, one of Oxfordshire's largest, consists of the villages of Church Enstone and Neat Enstone (i. e. Enstone), with the hamlets of Chalford, Cleveley, Fulwell, Gagingwell, Lidstone and Radford. The 2011 Census put the parish population as 1,139 living in 453 households. It was estimated at 1,256 in 2019.
Toponym
Enstone's toponym is derived from a standing stone called the Ent Stone, part of the ruins of a neolithic tomb just off the Charlbury Road. The site is also known as the Hoar Stone. It is a scheduled monument.
Amenities
Enstone has two public houses: the Crown Inn in Mill Lane at Church Enstone, which was built late in the 17th century and extended in the 20th century, and the Artyard Cafe/Pub (previously the Harrow Inn) on the A44 main road at Neat Enstone. The County Council primary school, at Neat Enstone, was built in 1875. Also in Neat Enstone are shops including a Post Office and general store, an art gallery and a retirement home. Enstone also has a Women's Institute.
Enstone Sports Sunday Football Club plays in Cherwell Trophies Sunday Morning League Division Two.
Formula One team
South of Enstone Aerodrome is a disused quarry. This is now the site of the Whiteways Technical Centre, where the Formula One motor racing Renault Sport F1 Team is based. The F1 team, then named Benetton Formula, moved from Witney to the Enstone site in 1992. Renault purchased the team in 2000, and in 2002 they renamed it as the Renault F1 Team. At the end of 2009, Genii Capital acquired a majority stake in the team and, with the involvement of Lotus Cars, it was renamed, first to Lotus Renault GP, and then to the Lotus F1 Team. In 2015, Renault re-acquired the team and named it the Renault Sport F1 Team. Drivers with the team have won the drivers' championship four times: Michael Schumacher in 1994 and 1995, and Fernando Alonso in 2005 and 2006. The team has won the constructors' championship three times: as Benetton in 1995, and as Renault in 2005 and 2006. The team's car for the 2012 season was named the Lotus E20, E20 being a tribute to the team members and their 20-year history and achievements at the Enstone facility.
Images for kids
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Grotesque on the exterior of St Kenelm's parish church
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Former nonconformist chapel in Neat Enstone
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The Crown Inn, Church Enstone
See also
In Spanish: Enstone para niños
