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Agenda and Minutes

The Parish Council Meeting Minutes

The Parish Council generally meets on the first Thursday of every months except January, March and August in the Village Hall at 7.30pm.  The Meeting Dates are published on our website.

All villagers are entitled to attend Parish Council meetings and either speak at the beginning if there is something they wish to raise, or observe the whole meeting.

The current year’s Agenda and Minutes can be found in the Agenda, Minutes and Papers 2026 - 2027

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Earlier year’s meetings can be found in the “Previous years’ ” section

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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