Shutford is a village and civil parish in the Cherwell district, in Oxfordshire, England, about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Banbury.

[5] Iron Age barrows in the neighbouring villages of Sibford Gower and Swalcliffe, as well as the remains of an extensive Romano-British settlement, suggest that the area was inhabited from an early time.

Shutford was not mentioned in the Domesday Book but was recorded as a settlement in the twelfth century under the name schiteford.

Shutford also lies close to what is now known as Swalcliffe Lea and was one of the largest Roman occupation sites in the county, covering 50 acres.

[3] The manor house was once owned by the Saye and Sele family, whose seat is now 3 miles (4.8 km) from Shutford at Broughton Castle.

[8] By 1850 the industry in the rest of the Banbury area was declining under competition from power loom weavers in Coventry.

[7] By 1910 the only handwoven livery plush manufacturer in the world, Wrench's, based in Shutford supplied plush for the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia in 1896, produced decorations at Windsor Castle for Queen Victoria and specially made liveries for royal courts all over Europe and for the embassies of China, Japan, Persia and the United States.

After the Second World War, however, with supply, demand and labour problems, the owners decided to reluctantly sell up in 1948.

[8] From the collapse of the plush industry to the 1960s Shutford declined, losing its school, its public house, and for a time having no Vicar.

Since this short period of economic decline, all of the derelict buildings have been rebuilt and restored and many new houses added to the village, predominantly built with traditional Hornton stone.

It has a cricket club and thriving community association which organises sports days, carol singing, fetes and concerts in St Martin's Church.