Useful Information
Useful Informationin and Around Bledington
USEFUL INFORMATION
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Buses in BledingtonList Item 1
Go here for bus timetables for services that pass through the village. For services to Chipping Norton, Witney, Stow on the Wold. Kingham Station, Rissington and Bourton.
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Proposed Sustrans Consultation
A consultation for the Bourton to Kingham cycle path along the disused railway line
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Post OfficeList Item 2
We have a Post Office in Bledington 10.00am to 12.00noon Monday and Friday every week at the King’s Head (side entrance). Nearly all Post Office services are available.
USE IT OR LOSE IT!!
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Kingham Railway StationList Item 3
A link to train times and live trains
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Defibrillator
We have two defibrillators in the village: outside the village hall and in the old phone box by the school.
If you think you need to use it, call 999 first. And read the link below TODAY to learn what to do.
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Useful local numbers and contact details
See below for more information
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Mobile Library
The mobile library visits monthly and parks in New Road outside the school.
See link below to latest timetable.
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Local Facebook PagesList Item 4
A collection of relevant local facebook pages to help you connect to the village.
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Archives and History
Sources of information to learn more about the history of Bledington
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Local roadworks
Read about local roadworks planned by Gloucestershire County Council
Bus Times
Wave at the Bus—It will Stop
Please check timetables before travelling. These times may have changed!
TO CHIPPING NORTON V19 Monday and Tuesday only
(This service travels to Milton-u-Wychwood, Shipton-u-Wychwood and Ascott-u-Wychwood)
Bledington Green 09.18
arr. Ch Norton West Street 09.51
Health Centre 09.53 (by request).
Leave Health Centre 11.34
West Street 11.36
arr. Bledington 12.12
TO CHIPPING NORTON . V2 -Wednesday only
Bledington Green 09.24
Bledington School 09.25
arrive Chipp. Norton Co-Op 9.50
Medical Centre 9.53
Leave Co-op 11.30,
Hlth. Centre 11.32
arr. Bledington 12.00
TO STOW ON THE WOLD V6 Thursday only
Bledington School 09.39
Bledington Green 09.40
arrive Stow Square 9.49
Stow Tesco 9.53
Leave Stow Tesco 11.04
Stow Square 11.08
arr. Bledington 11.19
TO CHIPPING NORTON V9 Friday only
Bledington School 13.55
arrive Chipping Norton 14.09
Chipping Norton Co-op Car Park, 15.45
arr. Bledington 16.00.
Goes on to Westcote/Oddington - no return from Oddington
TO WITNEY V25 Wednesday only
(This service travels to Churchill, Shipton, Milton, Fulbrook, Burford, Bradwell, Filkins, Carterton, Minster Lovell)
Bledington Green and School 08.56 arr. Witney 10.13am dropping off at Hospital, Sainsbury’s and Buttercross.
Witney Buttercross 12.08pm, arrive Bledington 1.29pmKINGHAM STATION / STOW ON THE WOLD / RISSINGTONS / BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER 802 - Monday to Saturday
This regular service links Rissington with Kingham Station.
Although Bledington is not listed as an official stop, the buses will stop if you give a clear signal to the driver. It passes through the village green a couple of minutes before/after Kingham Station.
Kingham, o/s Railway Station 07:23 08:40 10:48 12:55 13:50 17:25 19:25
Bourton-on-the-Water, opp War Memorial 06:48 11:35 14:30 18:10
Great Rissington, opp Lamb Inn 06:56 11:43 14:38 18:18
Stow-on-the-Wold, opp Old Post Office 07:38 08:55 11:03 13:10 14:05 17:40 19:40s
Upper Rissington, on Farman Crescent West 09:05 19:50s
Upper Rissington, opp Hercules Close 07:01 07:48 09:10 11:13 11:48 13:20 14:15 14:43 17:50 18:23 19:55
Great Rissington, by Lamb Inn 09:15 20:00s
Upper Rissington, on Farman Crescent West 07:06 07:53 11:18 11:53 13:25 14:20 14:48 17:55 18:28
Little Rissington, opp St Peter's Church 07:09 11:21 11:56 14:23 14:51 17:58 18:31
Bourton-on-the-Water, on Lamberts Field 09:23
Bourton-on-the-Water, opp War Memorial 07:15 09:28 11:27 12:02 14:29 14:57 18:04 18:37 20:08
Bourton-on-the-Water, opp War Memorial 05:30 06:35 10:00 12:05 18:40
Great Rissington, opp Lamb Inn 05:38 10:08 12:13 18:48
Little Rissington, by St Peter's Church 06:40
Upper Rissington, opp Hercules Close 05:43 06:45 10:13 12:18 18:53
Upper Rissington, on Farman Crescent West 05:48 06:50 07:53 10:18 12:23 13:25 18:58
Stow-on-the-Wold, by Old Post Office 05:58 07:00 08:03 10:28 12:33 13:35 19:08
Kingham, o/s Railway Station 06:13 07:15 08:18 10:43 12:48 13:50 19:23
Concessionary Passes are valid on this trip
The 802 connects with the 801 to Cheltenham and Moreton in Stow Square by the library.
STOW/BOURTON/MORETON TO CHELTENHAM BUS 801
- Monday to Saturday
The 801 Route is a daily regular service from Moreton-in-Marsh to
Cheltenham via Stow and Bourton-on-the–Water. To travel on this service
from Bledington, you take the 802 bus to Stow Post Office and
embark on route 801 bus to and from Stow Market Square.
Timetables for both 801 and 802 services are on the Pulhams website
(www.pulhamscoaches.com).
Pictures of Bledington
Bledington History
Where to start
This section will be about the history of the village.
Useful resources
Useful numbers and contact details
Local resources you may find useful
The Bledington Directory
This essential guide to who's who in Bledington is produced every few years in aid of Bledington Care Committee. Contact Tony or Sue Windsor
Bledington Village Housing Association
Responsible for the flats in Old Forge Close. Contact Chairman, Tony Windsor
Kings Head Pub
The village favourite for a drink or meal. Kings Head Website
01608 658365
North Cotswold Association of the National Trust
More information at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ncotswoldassoc
Bledington News
Contact the editor Sinclair Scott at 4 Old Forge Close or 01608 658 624 or by
email
Evenlode Churches Website
Community Wellbeing Service. Steve Whincup, formerly our local agent, offers help & advice to those who need to stay safe & independent at home. 07738 106 543 or email
Pebbly Hill Nursery
A local business, on the road to Icomb.
01608 659851
CDC Waste Collection
Check when your bins are collected and what to put in each Website
TBS
Benjamin Ball Associates
A local business for presentation training
