Islip | village

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Islip was probably first settled in Saxon times. In the eighteenth century, Islip developed as an important staging post on the main London to Worcester coaching route with many of the current houses still bearing the names of its numerous inns. It was also on the Oxford to Buckingham route during winter months, when Gosford Bridge was impassable. The building of the Oxford Canal in 1790 led to a rapid decline in the village’s importance as a coaching post.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islip,_Oxfordshire
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Coordinates:   51°49'25"N   1°14'20"W
This article was last modified 14 years ago