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Bampton, Oxfordshire
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Bampton also known as "Bampton-in-the-bush" is a village and civil parish in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England, located 5 miles south of Witney and 18 miles south west of Oxford. It is in the Thames Valley where it is thought the origins were established during the Iron Age and is considered as part of the Cotswolds.
The parish church is located at Ordnance Survey mapping six-figure grid reference SP 312034. It is in the OX18 postal region, and according to the 2001 census Bampton had a population of 2,505.
Bampton's parish church, St Mary the Virgin, dates from the 12th century and has a fine 13th-century spire and carved stone reredos of Christ and the apostles from c.1400.
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Bampton has three Morris dancing teams; the teams start dancing at 7.00am and carry on throughout the day at various locations in the town.
The Bampton Beam is the local magazine, which is distributed freely to all residences and businesses in Bampton. It is published three times a year. An annual subscription is £3.00 in the United Kingdom, and an overseas subscription is £10.00.
Three Bampton residents Arnold Woodley, Jack Horn and Reg Absolom formed the Pumpkin club in March 1969. Every October there is a Pumpkin club weigh-in, were all contestants Pumpkins are weighed, with the winner receiving a prize. The first ever winner of the club weigh-in was Joe Buckingham with a gourd weighing 51.5lbs. After the weigh-in the pumpkins, along with flowers, fruit and vegetables, are put up for auction. The sum of money raised is donated to the local pensioners.
The youth centre was founded in 1984 to provide facilities for children and teenagers. The Centre is housed in the historic Victorian building of the old primary school in Church View.
The Bampton gardening club holds flower shows in which the owners of the best flowers are awarded with a prize, there are two shows a year; the summer show is held at the end of June or early July, and the Autumn Show is held in September. The first two gardening shows were held in August and October 1972.
The Society for the protection of Bampton (SPB) is a society set up to maintain or improve the quality of life for people living in Bampton. It was created in 1993 and now has around 450 members,
The Bampton Environmental Watch Group (BEWG) is a group set up in 1989, to look after the Bampton environment; it currently has around 100 members.
The Bampton Town Football Club plays in Witney District Football Association (WDFA) division 1, their home ground is located at Buckland Road, Bampton. The first team kit colours are orange shirts and black shorts and their reserve team wears red shirts and white shorts. Paul Tanner owns the club.