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which is said to have been partly inspired by the 'chessboard-like' field pattern of Otmoor. It lies to the north of Otmoor, between Fencott and Murcott, and was directly on a proposed route for the motorway, which would then have continued, bisecting Otmoor.
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Friends of the Earth and then sold off to supporters in small plots. This was intended to delay the construction of the motorway significantly by allowing protesters formally to appeal the
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procedure. Joe Weston, one of the campaigners, had the idea of taking advantage of this by identifying and purchasing a plot of land on the route, as close to Otmoor as possible.
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The motorway was eventually built on an alternative route (avoiding Otmoor) that had been recommended by the public inquiry.
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The field is currently managed by the Fencott and Murcott Parish Council, which lets out the grazing rights.
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small "souvenir plots" are still specifically excluded from registration. In
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Conventional campaigning and action under the planning process led to a
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in the 1980s, who opposed government plans to route the
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Alice's Meadow is located in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
OS grid reference
SP580159
District
Cherwell
Shire county
Oxfordshire
Region
South East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
OX5
Police
Thames Valley
Fire
Oxfordshire
Ambulance
South Central
UK Parliament
Henley
UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°50′20″N 1°09′29″W / 51.839°N 1.158°W / 51.839; -1.158

Oxfordshire

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