Welcome!
The poet and playwright John Drinkwater, who spent childhood holidays here with his relatives the Browns and is buried in St Nicholas' churchyard, described nineteenth-century Piddington as ‘a plain, grey little village, neutral in design, ambling from cottage to cottage with no apparent sense of direction, its half-dozen larger houses of red brick sitting discreetly here and there at the roadside. … In the winter, when icicles were on the thatch eaves, the village would lie for days as if it were asleep.'
Though still quiet and unassuming, Piddington today is a friendly community with a well-used Village Hall and several clubs and groups.
Keeping in touch
The village email
To hear about important issues affecting the village and get handy reminders of upcoming events from the Parish Council, PVHMC and St Nicholas' Church, sign up for our email updates.
It's easy - just click on the link below - and you can unsubscribe whenever you wish. You will receive a welcome email once you have registered. If this does not appear in your inbox within
5 minutes, please check your spam folder and add us to your 'Safe Senders' list.
This website
Social media
Piddington Advertiser (public Facebook group)
Piddington Community Group (private Facebook group)
Find out more about the different Facebook groups here
Piddington Chit Chat - public community group
Piddington v Asylum Centre - private group; membership is at the discretion of the admin team. Apply to join.
Piddington Circular Walk
More footpaths
You can see all of Oxfordshire's footpaths on the Definitive Map of Public Rights of Way for Oxfordshire. Use the Search option to find your area of interest.
An updated report on the state of the public footpaths and stiles in and around Piddington was produced in November 2024 and can be found here.
Problems with footpaths or public rights of way in Oxfordshire, including damaged or dangerous stiles and obstructions, can be reported to Oxfordshire County Council here.
Gigaclear supply broadband and WiFi free of charge to Piddington Village Hall, which allows us to offer these facilities free to all users of the hall. This generous gesture is much appreciated, particularly as the hall is a designated Community Hub for Oxfordshire in the event of an emergency.
Contact us
This website is for all residents, past and present, and those interested to learn more about the village. Just because something interesting or useful doesn't feature here, doesn't mean it shouldn't do - just that no one has told us about it! Remember, we can only include material or list events if we know about them.
If you would like to list an event or activity in the 'What's on' pages, or you have any other material that would make the website an interesting and useful resource for the village, please contact us.