Frogwelldown Lane
On the night of 3rd June 1644, King Charles I and a large contingent of his troops fled from the Parliamentarians who were besieging Oxford. When they reached the village of Yarnton, about 7 km north of Oxford, they followed what was in those days the main route to Long Hanborough and Witney, called Frogwelldown Lane. The photo shows what it looks like now - a very pleasant footpath that leads up to Spring Hill. It is possible to follow the path to Bladon and Blenheim, and in fact it forms part of "Shakespeare's Way", a long distance route that goes from Stratford on Avon to the Globe Theatre. There are still traces of ditches on either side that helped to keep it passable in the winter. The track fell into disuse when the turnpike road (now the A44) was built.
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