Approached through an avenue of trees.

Kingston Bagpuize was mentioned in Domesday as Chingestune in Berkshire and had a fishery in the Thames worth five shillings. It is a large village situated in the Vale of the White Horse about six miles from Abingdon and about ten miles southwest of Oxford. It is now bypassed by the main A420 to the north and village shops include a post office and village stores, hairdresser and beauty salon. Village pubs are mostly near or along the old Faringdon Road with Southmoor Gardens approached from the road by an avenue of trees and the drive leading around the beautiful gardens. The unusual village name is thought to derive from the Norman ‘Bachepuz’ family who added their name to the original name Kingston in the 11th century.