Lew, Oxfordshire
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| Lew | |
|---|---|
 Holy Trinity parish church | |
  Lew Location within Oxfordshire | |
| Population | 71 (Parish, 2021)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SP3206 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Witney |
| Postcode district | OX18 |
| Dialling code | 01993 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Lew is a village and civil parish about 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) southwest of Witney in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 71. It shares a grouped parish council with the neighbouring parish of Curbridge.
Evidence of early human habitation in the parish includes a tumulus, probably Anglo-Saxon, on a 350 feet (110 m) high hill west of the village.[2] The village's place-name, recorded as Hlæwe in 984, means "tumulus" in Old English.[3] Until the 19th century Lew was a township in the parish of Bampton.[4] It became a separate ecclesiastical parish in 1857, called Bampton Lew. The parish was united with Bampton in 1917,[5] and since 1976 has formed part of the benefice of Bampton with Clanfield.[6] Lew was made a separate civil parish in 1866.[7]
Parish church
The Church of England parish church of the Holy Trinity was designed in a 13th-century style by the architect William Wilkinson and built in 1841.[8]
Governance
There are three tiers of local government covering Curbridge, at parish, district and county level: Curbridge and Lew Parish Council, West Oxfordshire District Council, and Oxfordshire County Council. The parish council is a grouped parish council, also covering the neighbouring parish of Curbridge. The parish council meets at Curbridge Parish Hall.[9]
