HOW many weather vanes does the village have? How many colourful flowers can you spot? How much does it cost to get your suit dry-cleaned at the laundrette?

These are among the questions that will face challengers on a fundraising village treasure hunt and strawberry cream tea.

Residents in Launton near Bicester are running the quizzical quest on Sunday, July 1, to bring in cash for improving the parish hall, but also to teach people about the history of the area.

One of the organisers, Robert Cornford said: "The treasure hunt will be a great chance for both villagers and people from outside to get to look around the village.

"It’s been set by local historian Pat Tucker, and will encourage people to look at Launton with opened eyes.

"The village church is 11th century and the main manor of Launton was given to Westminster before the battle of Hastings, so our history dates back to before the Normans.

"There are also an awful lot of buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries, so you can spot quite a lot if you're looking."

At the treasure hunt, visitors will be invited to pick up a hand-drawn village map and a list of questions from Salamanca house on Bicester Road from 1.30pm onwards.

The map offers two routes around the village, along which treasure hunters can test their eyesight, comprehension and history knowledge.

At the end of the trail, hunters are invited back to Salamanca for a cream tea with strawberries in the garden from 3pm.

Tickets, costing £5 for adults and £2.50 for children aged five to 16, are on sale at all three village pubs which will also be hosting collection boxes for a tombola.

The whole day will raise funds for Launton's Parish Hall Improvement Project.

Formed five years ago, this group is aiming to spearhead a major refurbishment of the 1930s building to make it more useful and attractive to local groups.

The team have already raised some £9,000 with quizzes and concerts and, with this year's fundraisers including the treasure hunt, are hoping to hit £10,000 by the end of 2018.

This will then act as the seed to go for major grants from organisations such as the National Lottery in due course.