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West Oxfordshire is a local government district in north west Oxfordshire, England including towns such as Woodstock, Chipping Norton, Charlbury, and Witney (where the council is based). ...
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Carterton is a town in Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom. It is about 8 kilometres (5 miles) west of Witney, on the B4020 and B4477 roads. It is close to the A40 road. Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in the South East of England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ...
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High Street in Witney. ...
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Carterton is one of the newest towns in Oxfordshire. Despite this, Carterton is the second largest settlement in the West Oxfordshire District. Its population is approximately 20,000. West Oxfordshire is a local government district in north west Oxfordshire, England including towns such as Woodstock, Chipping Norton, Charlbury, and Witney (where the council is based). ...
Until the early 19th century, the Carterton area was farmland. It belonged to the parish of Black Bourton. The land was then sold to William Carter, the director of a building company. Black Bourton is a village and civil parish in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England, about three miles south of Carterton. ...
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Carterton grew rapidly during World War II, due to its proximity to the RAF Brize Norton military airbase. The Royal Air Force is still one of the main employers on the area. The link to the airbase also means that the population of Carterton is constantly fluctuating. There is also a significant proportion of retired RAF personnel living in the town. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
RAF Brize Norton is a Royal Air Force station in Oxfordshire about 50 miles west of London, England, United Kingdom. ...
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The Witney and East Gloucestershire branch line railway from Yarnton to Fairford passed to the south of Carterton and RAF Brize Norton.[[1]] The line was part of the Great Western Railway, which in 1944 opened a station for Carterton on the line. In 1962 British Railways closed the Witney - Fairford section of the line, including Carterton station. A branch line is a relatively minor railway line which branches off a more important through route. ...
Yarnton is a village and civil parish in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire on the A44 road. ...
Location within the British Isles Fairford is a small town in Gloucestershire, England. ...
The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ...
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Carterton continues to grow. A new north eastern district of the town has been built, providing a mix of housing for private ownership and social letting. A new primary school has been built on the development and work has begun to build a local shopping centre.
Education Education in Carterton is provided by Carterton Primary School [2], Gateway Primary School, Edith Moorhouse Primary School, St. Joseph's Primary School, St John the Evangelist CE Primary School, and Carterton Community College (the town's secondary school) [3]. There is also a library located in the town centre.
Hospitality There are two pubs within the town, the Beehive (late licence) and the Aviator. A third pub, The Osprey has recently closed. Rumour has it that a national chain of pub/restaurant is about to open in the town.
Retail There are many shops and parking within the town centre. 2 supermarkets serve the town and both are located within the centre. There are plans afoot to improve and expand the retail space within the centre and to create more car parking. A new development, West Oxfordshire Retail Park is being built within the town as is a new business park, which will offer many more employment opportunities away from the RAF base. The Countryside Agency has awarded Carterton Beacon Status for the work that the Fast forward team is undertaking on the regeneration of the town centre.
Housing The town of Carterton has a varied mix of housing, some of which belongs to the MOD. The new development of Shilton Park has added many more houses to the current stock.
People The Grandfather of the Arsenal and England superstar Theo Walcott was once the mayor of Carterton, so the young footballer turned on the christmas lights in the town in 2006.
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