A hamlet on the South Oxford canal whose residents were once mostly families with boating links. Now best known for the striking lift bridge, the Boat Inn and, more recently, a new cafe, 'Annie's Tea Room'.

At the lift bridge there is a service point with water, elsan disposal, pump out (self or card operated - cards from the warden), rubbish and recycling for glass, plastic, paper, cardboard and tins.

There are lots of well signposted walks around the village - look out for Hampton Gay, Shipton on Cherwell and the circular walk to Kidlington.

And we're even on Wikipedia!

There is a regular bus service to Kidlington and Oxford as well as Banbury. Stagecoach 59 hourly during the day. There are additional buses during peak hours to the airport as well is a 24 hr bus service from Oxford as far as Kidlington centre (No 2) which leaves a 30 min walk to Thrupp should you miss the last bus home!

Nearest local shop: There is a Co-op near Bridge 224 (Langford Lane) about a mile south of the lift bridge (221).

Kidlington village centre (easiest canal access is from bridge 228) has a large Co-op, a Tesco Metro, newsagents, various takeaways (Chinese, Indian, fish & chips), chemist, Post Office etc.

There is also a library with free internet access - at busy times you may have to wait a short while