Retirement Properties Spotlight in Bampton

Bampton prosperity in Medieval Britain was largely based upon the wool trade. Agriculture has always featured strongly in the local economy since the time when the Lord of the Manor was permitted by Edward II to fortify the Manor House, now Bampton Castle, and the town was granted the right to a second market. Bampton features many historic and architecturally fascinating buildings, some of which date from the 17th Century or earlier. These are to be found close to the three main streets which converge on the market square, beyond which is a delightful rambling network of back lanes quietly dominated by the 15ft spire of the Saxon and Norman Parish Church of St Mary‘s, still the largest church building in West Oxfordshire.