Nuneham Courtenay

"NUNEHAM-COURTNEY, a par. in the hund. of Bullingdon, co. Oxford, 5¼ miles S.E. of Oxford, its post town, and 4 N.E. of Abingdon. The village, which is small, is situated on the E. bank of the river Isis, or Thames, and on the road from Oxford, through Henley to London. It is neatly built, the cottages being at equal distances, and shaded by a row of poplars. The manor was formerly held by the De Courcies, Courtenays, and other distinguished families. In the vicinity of the village is Nuneham Park, the seat of the late Earl of Harcourt. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The Berkshire hounds meet here. The tithes have been commuted for the rent-charge of £446 16s. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. £456. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a small Grecian structure with a dome, rebuilt in 1764 at the expense of Simon Earl of Harcourt. It has an altar-piece by "Mason." The parochial charities produce about £30 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. Nuneham Park is the principal residence. This place gave the inferior title of viscount to the Earl of Harcourt, which title is now extinct. G. G. Harcourt, Esq., is lord of the manor and Bole land-owner." [The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]