village in the Steeple Barton parish. The agricultural lands of Steeple Barton and Westcott Barton were worked as a single field system. An open field system of farming prevailed in the two parishes until an Inclosure Act, for their common lands, was implemented in 1796. The main road between Bicester and Enstone traverses the parish from east to west. It was turnpiked in 1793 but was disturnpiked in 1876 and is now classified the B4030 road. Amenities Westcott Barton has an early 18th-century public house, the Fox Inn. The pub's website describes it as being in Middle Barton. References Sources Civil parishes in Oxfordshire Villages in Oxfordshire West Oxfordshire District