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1804:" The details of the West Saxon defence system are recorded in the
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See (Contents) > Local place names > Grim's Ditch > . . .
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It may be possible that the Danish people who settled in
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1642:" a male given name, especially one of Óðinn's name ".
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1740:extended in a westerly direction as far as the
1479:Administrative Geographies > Parish boundary.
1439:See (Contents) > History > Danish Vikings.
1206:See (Contents) > History > Danish Vikings.
2356:King Alfreds Coins, The Watlington Viking Hoard
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2009:"MAGiC MaP : Taston – Listed Buildings"
772:, which connected Cirencester directly with
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2523:Bicester and Woodstock County Constituency
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2433:Megalithic Portal Map Search – Thor Stone
2358:. Ashmolean museum, University of Oxford.
2280:"MAGiC MaP : Dane Hill near Duns Tew"
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1736:The map shows that the boundary south of
1040:. The earthwork's extend south as far as
378:, about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) north of
1611:Eadwig's Charter to Abingdon Abbey c.957
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2354:Williams, Gareth; Naylor, John (2016).
2282:. Natural England – Magic in the Cloud.
2039:. Natural England – Magic in the Cloud.
2025:. Natural England – Magic in the Cloud.
2023:"MAGiC MaP : Taston – Grims Ditch"
2011:. Natural England – Magic in the Cloud.
1997:. Natural England – Magic in the Cloud.
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1850:"Survey of English Place-Names: Taston"
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1482:Designations > Scheduled Monuments.
563:MAGiC MaP : Taston – Grims Ditch.
35:Thor Stone (left foreground), with the
3456:List of civil parishes in Oxfordshire
1911:"Thor Stone; Standing Stone / Menhir"
1330:Thor Stone – Grid ref SP 35940 22082.
1028:Grim's Ditch § North Oxfordshire
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2443:The Modern Antiquarian – Thor Stone
645:THE FIRKINS, Small house. early C18
623:MIDDLE FARMHOUSE. C17 and early C18
3428:Mid Oxfordshire County Constituency
1485:Designations > Listed Buildings.
1462:Thor's fight with the World Serpent
801:The route south connected with the
2199:National Heritage List for England
2165:National Heritage List for England
2131:National Heritage List for England
2097:National Heritage List for England
2063:National Heritage List for England
1949:National Heritage List for England
723:Henry Dillon, 13th Viscount Dillon
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2628:Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney
1670:WiKtionary : Old Norse <
1635:WiKtionary : Old Norse <
1421:WiKtionary : Old Norse <
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3408:Oxfordshire County Constituency
1744:, before heading north towards
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399:Survey of English Place-Names:
37:Medieval preaching cross beyond
3413:Woodstock Borough Constituency
3385:Municipal Borough of Woodstock
3365:Chipping Norton Rural District
1579:from St Albans to Cirencester.
1407:associated with the Norse god
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3449:List of places in Oxfordshire
2319:Crossley & Elrington 1979
2194:"Memorial Fountain (1262769)"
1110:(Pink) and the Danes (Blue):
487:himself. The Thor Stone is a
2092:"Middle Farmhouse (1262715)"
1909:faerygirl (6 January 2011).
1706:Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum
1101:Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum
760:Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum
758:, as had been agreed in the
384:Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
3006:Filkins and Broughton Poggs
2516:Banbury County Constituency
1775:South – Kingdom of Guthrum.
1589:The Watlington Viking Hoard
1535:The Watlington Viking Hoard
1355:Thor Stone Standing Stone (
1251:" a stone, boulder, rock. "
1145:– Wessex and Mercia (Pink).
694:. The farmstead has a four-
81:OS grid reference
18:Human settlement in England
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3423:Henley County Constituency
3121:Kiddington with Asterleigh
2530:Witney County Constituency
2509:District Council elections
2264:Williams & Naylor 2016
1852:. University of Nottingham
1270:, he is a hammer-wielding
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3483:West Oxfordshire District
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2339:. Watkins Media Limited.
1063:personal-name during the
846:place names near Taston:
682:Middle farmhouse and barn
676:Grade II* listed building
634:BARN. Early C18 and 1884
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3390:Woodstock Rural District
2502:County Council elections
2230:The Buildings of England
1388:. . .Known today as the
1161:– Danish Mercia (Blue).
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910:1.5 miles (2.4 km)
892:1.5 miles (2.4 km)
656:MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN. 1862
545:and other criteria from
357:Not to be confused with
292:Spelsbury Parish Council
2160:"The Firkins (1262714)"
3478:Hamlets in Oxfordshire
2802:Shipton-under-Wychwood
2446:The Modern Antiquarian
2411:British History Online
2335:Burnham, Andy (2018).
1915:The Modern Antiquarian
1772:North – Danish Mercia.
1661:> . . .Grim's Ditch
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995:12 miles (19 km)
956:6 miles (9.7 km)
838:There is a cluster of
774:Alchester (Roman town)
663:Medieval village cross
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420:name might have been:
205:Postcode district
3380:Witney Rural District
3375:Witney Urban District
3281:Swinbrook and Widford
3060:Hardwick-with-Yelford
2964:Cornbury and Wychwood
2856:Ascott-under-Wychwood
2775:Milton-under-Wychwood
2436:The Megalithic Portal
2295:"Nordic Names – Grim"
1889:The Megalithic Portal
1800:The Origins of Oxford
1725:The Early Middle Ages
1626:Distance from Taston.
1188:
1137:Ceolwulf II of Mercia
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977:8 miles (13 km)
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441:. The name element
359:Hexestrol dicaprylate
2840:Other civil parishes
2220:Sherwood, Jennifer;
1501:The cross is both a
1295:was also known as "
1015:( " sedge, rush " )
807:Dorchester on Thames
533:Natural England maps
475:The Thor Stone is a
429:Toponym ( Thorstan )
183:Sovereign state
3227:Sandford St. Martin
2842:(component villages
1984:, pp. 230–231.
1492:for Colour mapping.
1450:Thor's magic hammer
1177:against the Danes.
336: /
3038:Grafton and Radcot
2378:Vikings; A History
1519:Battle of Edington
1503:scheduled monument
1386:Vikings; A History
1374:Vikings; A History
1308:WiKtionary :
1240:WiKtionary :
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752:Battle of Edington
746:based his army at
599:Short description
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489:scheduled monument
271:UK Parliament
217:Dialling code
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2763:Church Hanborough
2391:978-1-7802-2282-0
2365:978-1-910807-13-2
2232:. Harmondsworth:
2222:Pevsner, Nikolaus
2058:"Cross (1251432)"
1490:Table of Contents
1474:Table of Contents
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710:Memorial fountain
692:Stonesfield slate
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612:CROSS. Medieval.
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2981:Cornwell
2974:Wychwood
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