Possibly the smallest museum in Oxfordshire, the Heritage Centre is

placed in a stunning setting overlooking the site of the ‘lost’ village of Churchill,

destroyed by fire in 1684.

THE EARTH AND THE EMPIRE: WHAT A COTSWOLD VILLAGE GAVE TO THE WORLD

The building may be only 15' by 30' but its ancient walls contain state of the art

technology, with touch screens telling the remarkable stories of two eminent sons

of the village, Warren Hastings, first Governor-General of India (1732-1818)

and geologist William Smith (1769-1839). 

The part played in the community by the village squire, James Langston (1796-1863),

is also displayed on a new touch screen unit.

We are open again from Sunday 1st April 2012  

New for the season are enhanced and updated resources for family historians. 

We now have all census returns for Churchill and Sarsden for the years 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901, plus many other local records, maps, building records, photographs and local family trees.