In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bourton like this:
BOURTON (Great and Little), a chapelry in Cropredy parish, Oxford; 3 miles N of Banbury. Acres, 1,380. Real property, £4,055. Pop., 560. Houses. 124. The living is annexed to Cropredy. The church was built in 1863. There are two dissenting chapels.
Bourton through time
Bourton is now part of Cherwell district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cherwell has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bourton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bourton, in Cherwell and Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9377
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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