Radcot / Radcutt

No entry found for Radcot in the Domesday survey. The Victoria County History (Oxon., vol. 17, 2012) notes: "The tiny hamlet of Radcot [...] in the earlier Middle Ages it was considerably larger, but probably never contained more than around 35 households [...] In the 11th century Radcot was presumably served from the mother church at Langford. [...] A parochial chapel within the castle's earthworks, close to their south-east corner, was probably established in the 12th century: possibly it was built or rebuilt by the Bucklands after the castle's surrender in 1142, and it was presumably one of the (unnamed) chapels of Langford mentioned in 1163. [...] Excavation has revealed a three-cell apsidal chapel of typical 12th-century form [...] Like the chapel at Little Faringdon, Radcot chapel may have had baptismal rights from its foundation [...] The chapel's dedication to St James was mentioned in 1424 [...] The fortifications subsequently thrown up during the Civil War surrounded the chapel, which may have been intentionally demolished for its stone: certainly it was destroyed around that time, and the footings were very thoroughly robbed. [...] If so, the fact that it was already closed up perhaps contributed to the decision. Any remains were apparently removed by 1664–5 [...] A tradition that baptisms continued after the chapel's destruction in the 17th century, with the socket for a statue or cross on the central arch of Radcot Bridge serving as a font, lacks any corroborating evidence."