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THE TCHURE: IS IT AN ALLEYWAY? OR SOMETHING WORSE?

By on November 8, 2012 in alley, Banbury, Charlton-on-Otmoor, Deddington, Food Fair, Oxford, sewer, Souldern, Steeple Aston, tchure, Upper Heyford, Victorian

‘Tchure’… I hadn’t run across this weird word until I visited the village of Deddington, a few miles south of Banbury. It’s a pretty little place, with shops, pubs and cafes clustered around a green – and a few minutes walk away, the remains of an ancient castle. The tchure of Deddington links a footpath [...]

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