Blackthorn Parish Council

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Have you ever considered becoming a Parish Councillor?

Read about Blackthorn Parish Council

https://blackthornparishcouncil.org.uk/the-council/

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils free online ‘So you want to be a councillor?’ sessions we are running over the next three months.

Elections are coming up, the number of vacancies is a perennial problem, to help we have put together a one hour session which sets out the basics of being a Councillor with the opportunity to ask questions as well.

The sessions are one hour long, no need to book, on:

    • 24th January 7-8pm
    • 13th February 10-11am
    • 15th March 2-3pm

Zoom joining details:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87125012109?pwd=VzZkYzkwajlqTTJSWEdrcmVxTUs2QT09

Meeting ID: 871 2501 2109

Passcode: 386520

Welcome to Blackthorn Parish Council website.

On this site we will publish Council meeting information, latest news, Parish Council events and village information. Whether you are a villager or visitor we hope you will find all the information you need.

About Blackthorn

Blackthorn is a small village 3 miles southeast of Bicester on the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire border. The parish is bounded by the River Ray to the south and the village lies between the A41 and B4011 main roads.

Grounded in Celtic history settled by the Romans and overrun by the Saxons, Blackthorn was then lost to history until the late 16th century. A hamlet of neighbouring parish Ambrosden, Blackthorn did not become a village in its own right until Queen Elizabeth I sold it to John Denton of Ambrosden for the princely sum of £612 3s. 9d.

Throughout the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries Blackthorn had prosperous local businesses, a chapel and school and was a thriving farming community. This sense of community spirit is still at the heart of the village today.

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