Woodstock

The history of the town is quite something:- Henry I had  a deer park and one of the first known zoos here, Henry II kept his mistress near here at Woodstock Manor. Edward III spent time at Woodstock Manor and his son, the Black Prince was born in Woodstock in 1331.  Much later on the Princess Elizabeth was once imprisoned by her half sister, Queen Mary at Woodstock.

 

However not until Woodstock Manor was given as gift to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, by Queen Anne as his reward for his part in the battle of Blenheim, she also signified that she would build at her own expense a house to called Blenheim.

 

There is much written about Blenheim Palace and even today you are free to wander the grounds during daylight hours.

 

Close to Woodstock is the village of Bladon  burial place of one of the 20th century's greatest statesmen Winston Churchill.

 

Woodstock Tourist Information Centre
Oxfordshire Museum
Park Street
Woodstock
Oxfordshire OX20 1SN
Tel: 01993 813 276
Fax: 01993 813 632
Email: woodstock.vic@westoxon.gov.uk

 

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