Welcome to Charney Bassett

The website of Charney Bassett Parish Council, with information on other village groups/organisations - including Charney Hall and Field Trust (CHAFT).

Charney Bassett is a small village on the River Ock. There has been a settlement here since at least Anglo-Saxon times when an early record shows a grant of lands to the Abbot of Abingdon Abbey (811 AD). The land was largely marsh, the meaning of 'Charney' being Cearn- isle or island beside the River Cearn. Today the village is largely residential with it's own pub (the Chequers), the C12th church of St Peter's and a residential retreat and conference centre at Charney Manor. The Parish Council looks after Charney Mill, the Village Green and several other pieces of open land and provides a small allotment site. The Village Hall and Playing Field is owned and managed by CHAFT.

Contact Info

01235 868282
clerk@charneybassett-pc.gov.uk

Wick Cottage,

Charney Bassett,

Oxfordshire,

OX12 0EN

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News

12 May 2026 - Newsletter

May’s Charney Chatter

The latest village newsletter
12 May 2026

April’s Charney Chatter

Our latest Chatter
11 May 2026 - Transport

HGV Weight Restriction

The Parish Council has applied to Oxfordshire County Council for a Weight Restriction Order to keep HGVs out of Charney Bassett and approach roads.
12 February 2026 - Transport

New Bus Service

First and Last Mile (FLM) are running a new service - the 401 - from Stanton Harcourt to Wantage and back. The service runs every Monday morning (starting 16th February) and calls at Charney at 09.56 en route to Wantage and at 12.42 on the return (see full timetable).

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