Fawler
Hamlet in Oxfordshire, England
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Fawler is a hamlet and civil parish in the valley of the River Evenlode, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Charlbury in Oxfordshire, England. There are traces of a Roman villa at Oatlands Farm.[2] The manor house was built in 1660.[2] Finstock railway station on the Cotswold Line is closer to Fawler than to Finstock.
| Fawler | |
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  Fawler Location within Oxfordshire | |
| Population | 86 (2001 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SP3717 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Chipping Norton |
| Postcode district | OX7 |
| Dialling code | 01993 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Place-name
The place-name is recorded from 1205 as Fauflor, derived from Old English fāg flōr, "variegated floor".[4] Authorities including the philologist J. R. R. Tolkien take this to mean a tessellated pavement, identified as the mosaic floor of North Leigh Roman Villa nearby.[5][3]