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85Stone-quarry (PRN 1021) and limekiln (PRN 1022), both shown on the 1881edition of the O.S. 1:2500, beside the B.4027 just beyond the southern endof the village. A larger stone-quarry immediately S of the village schoolwas, perhaps, the principal source of building material for most of the village.A milestone (PRN 11,112) formerly stood on the W side of the B.4027,which was turnpiked in 1718. This is shown on the 1923 0.S 1:10,560, butis omitted from the later Provisional Edition, and does not survive.ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIALThere is no evidence at present of any prehistoric, Romano-British orearly Saxon occupation in or near the village centre.The modern village appears to lie on top of the medieval settlement,and has not contracted within the medieval bounds. There is, however, noextensive area of abandoned medieval crofts or house sites available forstudy. There may be some archaeological potential within individual gardensand other small open spaces within the village, but (a) such plots are rarelylikely to be available for excavation, (b) even when availability occurs,this may be difficult to forecast far enough in advance to organise any action,and (c) all such areas may be expected to contain considerable postmedievaldisturbance.LEGISLATIVE PROTECTIONThere are no Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the parish.All of the most important buildings in the village are now Listed asbeing of Architectural or Historic Importance under Section 54 of the 1971Town and Country Planning Act. The church is Grade A. The important groupof buildings around the church, comprising PRN 8057 to 8061 inclusive andPRN 10,656 are all Grade II buildings, as are the Rectory (PRN 8062), theGeorge Inn (PRN 8067) and the Mill Farmhouse (PRN 1015). In addition severalbuildings are on the Supplementary List - PRN 8063-8066 inclusive andPRN 8068.The village centre was proposed early in 1977 for designation as aConservation Area under the 1967 Civic Amenities Act (now incorporated intothe 1971 Town and Country Planning Act). This designation is not finalisedat the time of writing, but is likely to be brought into effect shortly.RECOMMENDATIONSStanton St. John has considerable architectural and historical interest,and is still visually attractive. Its proximity to Oxford must presumablyput it under some pressure, and there has been some modern building bothwithin the village perimeter and beyond its margins. So far this has beenfairly modest in scale and not particularly damaging but the designation ofthe village as a Conservation Area is to be welcomed as a means of ensuringthat any future development is of a sufficiently high quality not to detractfrom the present amenities of the village. The boundary proposed doesnot bisect or exclude any areas of major archaeological or historical significance,and is regarded as generally satisfactory. Of two minor amendmentssuggested on historical grounds, one has been accepted.