Economic and Social History
The parish had a watermill by 1279. It was still recorded in 1618 but seems to have disappeared by 1722.
In 1650 Anne Greene, a domestic servant at Duns Tew manor house, was convicted of infanticide on apparently doubtful evidence. She was hanged at Oxford Castle but survived and was pardoned.
Most of the parish was farmed under two separate open field systems until 1794, when the common lands were enclosed.
A Sunday School for the parish was founded in 1798 and a day school had been added by 1808. By 1818 the Sunday school had been converted to the National School system. Sir George Dashwood provided and equipped a school building in 1830. The school outgrew its building and in 1874 new premises were completed with capacity for 100 children. In 1928 it was reorganised as a junior school, with senior pupils going to the school at Steeple Aston. The number of pupils declined and in 1969 Duns Tew school was closed. Since 1970 the building has served as Duns Tew village hall.
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