Minster Lovell is a village and civil parish on the River Windrush about 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) west of Witney in Oxfordshire.

Dunham identified it as epidotised tuff from Stake Pass in the Lake District,[3] 230 miles (370 km) to the north.

There is a legend that in 1708 the skeletal remains of Lord Lovell were discovered in a secret chamber in the manor house.

[9] Lord Lovell forfeited his lands to the Crown in 1485, and the property passed through several owners until it was bought in 1603 by Sir Edward Coke.

[11] 40 oxen and 18 pigs were provided to the winners of the plots, drawn by lot from the shareholders of the National Land Company, along with manure, firewood and seed.

[citation needed] The area is still called Charterville Allotments, and the original plots still survive as freehold bungalows set in large gardens.

Only Minster Lovell residents may fish the river at Wash Meadow, and only with a permit issued by the Water Bailiff, whose contact details are available from the Parish Council.