Steventon, Berkshire

Description
Steventon, a village and a parish in Berks. The village stands on the G.W.R., on which it has a station, 4. 1/2 milea SSW of Abingdon. It figured long in connection with a castle built in 1281, and with a Benedictine priory founded in the time of Henry L and dependent on the abbey of Bee in Normandy. It is traversed from end to end by an ancient causeway, planted on both sides with trees, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office designated Steventon (R.S.O.) The parish comprises 2401 acres; population, 878. There is a parish council consisting of seven members. The manor, with part of the land, belongs to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Oxford; net value, £273. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. The church is an edifice of stone in the Early English, Decorated, and Perpendicular styles. There is a Wesleyan chapel.