Rotherfield Peppard derives its name from the family of Pipard or Pypard, who once held the manor at Wallingford. The village has extensive areas of common land, including rare heathland. The oldest Congregational Chapel in Oxfordshire is located here, and the Parish Church of All Saints is Norman in origin. Blounts Court is a mainly 17th century mansion with a history going back to the 14th century, it is famous for a tulip tree that King Charles I planted there.
