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Kidlington
The assertion that Kidlington is the largest village in England can be found on the Wikipedia page for Kidlington (with which you are very familiar). Something which is "moot" is a matter for discussion (and of great importance) which hardly applies to this issue. Medcroft 17:26, 14 May 2008 (BST)

The page says it is a contender. When I originally heard Kidlington was supposedly the largest village in Europe and then found that other villages make the same claim I investigated and it would seem that depending on how you define village, it may be. The discussion is certainly one of the main topics that comes up when Kidlington is mentioned. Some time ago I changed the Kidlington entry to remove the plain assertion that it is the largest village. Are you saying the point is not moot? That whether or not it is the largest village can be ascertained. Indeed, in theory, buthis may be harder than one might think on the face of it, which is why I say contender. The discussion goes on. Are you suggesting a change? I have not changed this part recently. TartrazineE102 (talk) 17:25, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Hello TartrazineE102

There are numerous definitions of a "village" mainly; population, real estate (overall acreage), length, or even if it has village hall or green.

My definition is based on real estate and the condition that it is governed by parish council. This is the basis of my claim that Kidlington is the largest village in England. Curiously though the Kidlington Parish website now claims that Kidlington is the second largest village in England but provides no further information for the basis of the claim. See: http://www.kidlington-pc.gov.uk/. I will therefore accept your "contention".

Other places for which this claim has been made include:

Anston in South Yorkshire

Ashington in Northumberland

Barnt Green in Worcestershire

Bayston Hill in Shropshire

Bembridge on the Isle of Wight (also claims to be the largest in Europe)

Birchington in Kent

Braunton in Devon

Combe Martin in Devon

Cottingham in East Yorkshire

Cranleigh in Surrey

Haddenham in Buckinghamshire

Horsforth in West Yorkshire

Ruskington in Lincolnshire

Street in Somerset

Wendover in Buckinghamshire

As to "moot" - It was an Anglo-Saxon council meeting to decide upon the major issues of the day.

However one of the modern definitions is:

1. Unsettled, open to argument, or debatable, specifically about a legal question which has not been determined by any decision of any court.

2. An issue only of academic interest.

In these senses, you may be right in the use of the word.

Medcroft 20:55, 15 May 2008 (BST)