▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁remained ▁in ▁situ . ▁ ▁The ▁stretch ▁of ▁the ▁Oxford ▁Canal ▁between ▁Ban bury ▁and ▁T ack ley ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 7 . ▁It ▁runs ▁along ▁the ▁Cher well ▁valley ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁it ▁forms ▁the ▁eastern ▁boundary ▁of ▁North ▁A ston ▁parish . ▁ ▁A ▁village ▁school ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁and ▁was ▁super vised ▁by ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Oxford . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁it ▁moved ▁to ▁new ▁prem ises ▁when ▁William ▁F oster - M elli ar ▁converted ▁the ▁original ▁coach ▁house ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁A ston ▁Hall ▁into ▁a ▁school room ▁with ▁two ▁teachers ' ▁c ott ages ▁attached . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁it ▁was ▁re organ ised ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁school ▁and ▁senior ▁pup ils ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁at ▁Ste e ple ▁A ston . ▁After ▁the ▁second ▁World ▁War ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁pup ils ▁stead ily ▁decl ined , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁North ▁A ston ▁school ▁was ▁closed . ▁For ▁some ▁twenty ▁years ▁the ▁old ▁school room ▁was ▁a ▁village ▁hall ▁for ▁the ▁community , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁private ▁house . ▁ ▁Current ▁economy ▁and ▁amen ities ▁North ▁A ston ▁has ▁a ▁substantial ▁garden ▁centre , ▁Nich ols ons ▁Nur series . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁Cl imate ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁has ▁m ild ▁differences ▁between