The weather was extremely cold and wet and the Parliamentarian troops suffered heavily from disease.

In 1646 Parliamentarian troops occupied the village during the siege of Oxford.

However, these were not carried out, and the castle remained the garrison for Parliamentarian troops until 1650.

Goring descended on the Parliamentarian troops from the north with his cavalry.

The bulk of the castellated structure was then demolished by Parliamentarian troops.

In 1645 however it was besieged at least three times by Parliamentarian troops.

He had arrived from England with 5000 Parliamentarian troops.

About 600 Parliamentarian troops were killed and about 1,000 were captured.

It was at this time the church font was smashed, according to local tradition, by Parliamentarian troops.

The attack lost the element of surprise at the last moment, being discovered by a sentry who roused the Parliamentarian troops.