People

Most recently the village was the home to Tim Henman who attended the school here and went on to gain many honours as a tennis player.
Previously the village school also educated the family of William Clarke, one of whom – Fred - went on to become a leading educationalist and was knighted in 1943 for his services to education.
In a similar way, Haman Porter, born and brought up in the village as the son of an agricultural labourer, lived here all his life but rose to become Deputy Lieutenant of the County, a JP and worked all his life to better the lot of the common man, formulating policies with the likes of Lloyd George.
Other accomplishments included a vicar, the Rev. Matthews, who became renowned for his horticultural skill, breeding varieties of picotees, a form of carnation, in the 19th century.
Dinah Tuffery was another exceptional character, born and brought up in the village, who became the village carrier, travelling to Bicester and Oxford to buy and sell on behalf of villagers - on foot. In later life she would walk to Birmingham to visit family, selling lace and watercress on the way so as to be able to pay for for her journey back.  She never learnt to read or write, but used a system of coloured wool wrapped round her fingers to denote transactions carried out.
Another claim to fame is the training, in the 1920s, of the racehorse Carfax, which came close to winning the Grand National.