The Communities of Brize Norton and Carterton

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References in the Domesday Book can be found here, but see also the entry under genealogy

Brize Norton

The village dates from the Middle Ages and is mentioned in the Doomsday Book.  Up to the first half of the 20th century the village was a self-sufficient agricultural community linked with Bampton.

A full write up is available here and there is a guide to St Britius Church here

Readers are encouraged to visit the Victorian History Society site (linked from our AtoZ index)

Carterton

The town of Carterton began in 1900 when a Mr Carter bought land from the Duke of Marlborough to sell in plots of land to incoming ’homesteaders’.  Development continued slowly up to the 2nd World War when Carterton was still a small village.

The village, now a town, continues to grow rapidly and the population is now approx. 15,000. There is a new housing estate of some 1,200 homes in process of development, plans for development of RAF housing and a further smaller estate.

The original proposals for the North-East Carterton Development can be found here

The RAF has a large influence on the town. The base employs some 3,400 military and 500 civilians, a significant proportion living in Carterton in military and also private housing. Consequent upon this is a very mobile population affecting all areas of town life.

Readers are encouraged to visit the Victorian History Society site (linked from our AtoZ index)