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REPLY1851

Binsey, God help me!

By CHAS. PASLAM.

I remember the *same* words respecting the village of Binsey, half-way between Oxford and Godstow. During the winter and spring months it was nearly all under water, like Port Meadow, on the opposite side of the river: so if you asked a Binseyite in winter where he came from, the answer was as above; if in summer, "Binsey, where else?"

Topics: Geography, Seasonal Flooding

Locations: Binsey, Oxford, Godstow, Port Meadow