Boundary
In Anglo-Saxon times Seacourt Stream formed the border between Mercia and Wessex and until 1974 it was the boundary between Berkshire and Oxfordshire in the locality. In the 16th century the stream was known as Shire Lake.
Downstream of North Hinksey the boundary between Berkshire and Oxfordshire was Hogacre Stream (or Hogacre Ditch), a branch of Bulstake Stream which runs parallel to Hinksey Stream and joins it after 1.9 km. Between 1889 (when Grandpont and New Hinksey were absorbed into Oxfordshire) and 1974, Hinksey Stream was the boundary south of its confluence with Hogacre Stream.
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