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Encyclopedia > List of places in Oxfordshire

This is a list of settlements in both the non-metropolitan shire and ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, England. Places marked (B) were in the administrative county of Berkshire before the boundary changes of 1974. They are still within the traditional county of Berkshire. See the list of places in England for places in other counties. Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in south-east England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... The division into counties is one of the larger divisions of England. ... Berks redirects here. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The traditional counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England into around forty areas, which were used for both administrative and general geographical demarcation for several hundreds of years. ... Berks redirects here. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places...

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Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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Statistics Population: 36,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU497973 Administration Parish: Abingdon District: Vale of White Horse Shire county: Oxfordshire Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Oxfordshire Historic county: Berkshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance... Alchester is a small settlement in Oxfordshire, two miles south of Bicester, near the village of Wendlebury. ... Ambrosden is a village in the east of the county of Oxfordshire, south-east of the town of Bicester. ... Appleford-on-Thames is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England. ... Arncott is a village and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, with a population of 1,293 (2001 census). ... Ascott-under-Wychwood is a village and civil parish in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire. ... Aston is a village in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire in England. ... Aston Tirrold is a village and civil parish in the South Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, about four miles south-east of Didcot. ...

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Bainton could be Edgar Bainton (1880–1956), an English composer Bainton, Cambridgeshire between Peterborough and Stamford Bainton, East Riding of Yorkshire near Driffield Category: ... The modern Castle Quay Shopping Centre in Banbury alongside the Oxford Canal, with Banbury Museum in the background Banbury is a market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England. ... Barton is a suburb of Oxford, England on its outer extremity to the east. ... Berrick Salome (comprising the villages of Berrick Salome, Berrick Prior, Roke and Rokemarsh) Prepared for the Millennium celebrations by Susan Radice in 1999 A VILLAGE HISTORY The remainder of this article is the result of Susan Radices research on Berrick Salome. ... Bessels Leigh or Besselsleigh is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of the English county of Oxfordshire (though formerly in Berkshire). ... Binsey is a small village just to the West of Oxford, in modern times encompassed within the ring-road. ... Map sources for Bicester at grid reference SP5822 Bicester (pronounced bister) is a town in the Cherwell district of north-eastern Oxfordshire in England, with a population of 28,672 (2001 census). ... Binfield Heath is a village and civil parish in the South Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England. ... Blackbird Leys is one of the largest council estates in Europe. ... St. ... Boars Hill is located in the civil parish of Sunningwell, south of Oxford, in the English county of Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire). ... Botley is a small suburb just west of the Oxford city boundary. ... Neithrop is a housing estate and ward of Banbury, Oxfordshire. ... Britwell Salome is a village in south Oxfordshire, England. ... Brize Norton is a village and civil parish in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England. ... Broadwell is a village and civil parish in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England. ... Broughton is a village and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England. ... Bucknell is a village and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England. ... Map sources for Burford at grid reference SP2512 Looking north through Burford Priory of Our Lady Picturesque Burford Burford ( or in the IPA) is a Cotswold town in Oxfordshire, England. ...

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Calthorpe is a Ward in the town of Banbury, Oxfordshire. ... Carterton is a town in Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom. ... Chadlington is a ancient village in Oxfordshire, England, dating back to Domesday Book times. ... Map sources for Charlbury at grid reference SP3519 Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Chipping Norton Town Hall Chipping Norton is a town in Oxfordshire, England. ... Cholsey is a large village in Oxfordshire, two miles from Wallingford. ... Chimney is a hamlet in the English county of Oxfordshire. ... Christmas Common is a village in Oxfordshire. ... All Saints Church, Churchill Churchill is a small and picturesque Cotswold village in north-west Oxfordshire, England, about three miles south-west of Chipping Norton. ... Combe is a village in the English county of Oxfordshire. ... Map sources for Cowley at grid reference SP5504 Cowley in Oxfordshire is a residential and industrial area within the city of Oxford, originating with the former villages of Cowley, Temple Cowley and Cowley St John (Also occasionally referred to as Church Cowley). The Cowley area underwent massive transformation from 1912... Cropredy, showing the canal. ... Crowmarsh Gifford is a village in Oxfordshire, England. ... Cuddesdon is a pre-Domesday village located in the hundred of Bullingdon, within the county of Oxfordshire in England. ... Culham is a village on the north bank of the River Thames near Abingdon in southern Oxfordshire, England. ... Cutteslowe is a suburb of north Oxford, England, between Sunnymead and the northern bypass (the A40, completed in 1935), and a little beyond. ... Cumnor is a small village just to the west of Oxford [1], it has a population of about 2000 people. ... Cumnor Hill is a hill in the civil parish of Cumnor, to the west of the city of Oxford in the English county of Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire). ...

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Deddington is a large village in North Oxfordshire, England. ... Didcot is a town in the Thames Valley in southern England, United Kingdom. ... Dorchester-on-Thames is a village on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England. ... Statistics Population: 2400 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU475945 Administration District: South Oxfordshire Shire county: Oxfordshire Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Oxfordshire Historic county: Berkshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Police Ambulance: South Central Post office and telephone Post town: Drayton... Dunsden Green (aka Dunsden) is a village in south Oxfordshire, England, north-east from Reading. ...

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Enstone Airfield is an old wartime airfield which is now used for microlights, light aircraft and motor gliders. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Eynsham is a large village in Oxfordshire, England with a population of 5,000, lying six miles between Witney and Oxford. ...

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  • Faringdon (B)
  • Farmoor (B)
  • Fawler near Charlbury
  • Fawler near Uffington (B)
  • Finstock
  • Foxcombe Hill (B)
  • Frilford (B)
  • Fyfield

The Folly, from the A420 Faringdon market place All Saints church, Faringdon Faringdon is a picturesque market town in the Vale of White Horse, near the Thames Valley in southern England, United Kingdom. ...

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Gallowstree Common is a village in south Oxfordshire, England. ... -1... Goring Heath is a village and civil parish in the English county of Oxfordshire. ... Railway bridge near Goring Goring-On-Thames is a village and civil parish on the River Thames in the English county of Oxfordshire. ... Grandpont is a residential area in south Oxford, England. ... Great Milton is a village in the south of England, approximately ten miles south-east of Oxford. ...

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Hampton Poyle is a village in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire and is about a mile north east of Kidlington. ... The Headington Shark Headington is a residential suburb of Oxford, England, lying on top of a hill of the same name overlooking the city of Oxford in the river valley below. ... Headington Hill is a hill in the east of Oxford, England, in the suburb of Headington. ... Map sources for Henley-on-Thames at grid reference SU7682 Henley-on-Thames from by the playground near the Rail Station A Hill near Henley-on-Thames Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and... Hook Norton is a village in north Oxfordshire, near the Warwickshire border, on the edge of The Cotswolds. ... Horspath is an ancient English village in South Oxfordshire. ...

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Iffley is a village in Oxfordshire, England, location 51° 43′ 38. ...

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Jericho is an historic area of the English city of Oxford. ...

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Kelmscott can refer to: Kelmscott, England Kelmscott, Western Australia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Kennington is a village to the south of Oxford. ... Kidlington is a village and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from Latin Oxonia) is a county in South East England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire. ...

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Leafield is a village and civil parish in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England within the historic area of Wychwood forest. ... Leafield is a village and civil parish in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England within the historic area of Wychwood forest. ... Littlemore is a village with a parish council that also represents parts of Rose Hill. ... Long Hanborough is a small village in Oxfordshire, England. ... Shiplake (and Lower Shiplake) is a village in Oxfordshire, England on the River Thames, near Henley-on-Thames and opposite the village of Wargrave. ...

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Mapledurham is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Oxfordshire. ... Marston is a village suburb of Oxford, lying to the NE of the city, within the A40 Northern Bypass. ... Middleton Stoney is a village and a civil parish in the county of Oxfordshire in England. ... Just outside Milton-under-Wychwood. ... Minster Lovell is an English village in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, by the river Windrush. ...

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Neithrop is a housing estate and ward of Banbury, Oxfordshire. ... New Hinksey is a suburb in the south of the city of Oxford in the the civil parish of South Hinksey in the English county of Oxfordshire (though formerly part of Berkshire). ... Marston is a village (sometimes called Old Marston) and associated suburb (known as New Marston) of Oxford, England, lying to the northeast of the city, within the A40 Northern Bypass (part of the Oxford Ring Road). ... Nettlebed is a village in Oxfordshire, England. ... Noke is a small village in Oxfordshire, England, on a dead-end road off the B4027 road north-east of Oxford. ... North Hinksey is a small village in Oxfordshire, just west of the city boundary of Oxford. ... North Oxford, especially central North Oxford between the city centre and Summertown, is considered by many to be the most desirable and famous suburb of Oxford, England. ... Nuffield may refer to: William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, (10 October 1877–22 August 1963) was the founder of the Morris Motor Company and philanthropist. ... Nuneham Courtenay is a village in Oxfordshire, England. ...

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Marston is a village (sometimes called Old Marston) and associated suburb (known as New Marston) of Oxford, England, lying to the northeast of the city, within the A40 Northern Bypass (part of the Oxford Ring Road). ... This article is about the city of Oxford in England. ...

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Playhatch (also known as Play Hatch) is a small village in the English county of Oxfordshire. ...

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Rose Hill is a suburb of south-east Oxford, England. ... Rousham House is a Jacobean style country house in Oxfordshire, England. ...

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Sandford-on-Thames is a village situated on the River Thames a few miles south of Oxford, England. ... Shilton is a village in the English county of Oxfordshire. ... Shiplake is a small village in Oxfordshire, beside the River Thames, near Henley-on-Thames. ... Shipton under Wychwood is a village in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire. ... Shrivenham is a village in Oxfordshire, England, between Swindon and Oxford, located in the Vale of the White Horse. ... Shutford is a small village located 6 miles west of Banbury, north Oxfordshire. ... Sonning Common (not to be confused with nearby Sonning-on-Thames) is a large village in south Oxfordshire, England. ... Print of Sonning Bridge (1799), linking Sonning Eye (left) with Sonning (right) Sonning Eye is a hamlet on the Oxfordshire side of the River Thames opposite the village of Sonning in England. ... South Hinksey is a small village and civil parish, just off the Oxford ring road (A34) south-west of the city of Oxford in the English county of Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire). ... South Stoke is a village on the River Thames in south Oxfordshire, England. ... Statistics Population: 700 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU6097 Administration District: South Oxfordshire Shire county: Oxfordshire Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Oxfordshire Historic county: Berkshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South Central Post office and... Standlake is an Oxfordshire village situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of the market town of Witney and 10 miles (16 km) to the west of Oxford. ... The village green in Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire, UK Stanford in the Vale is a large village with approximately 2,000 residents situated in the Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. ... Stanton Harcourt is a village in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (919 in parish, United Kingdom Census 2001). ... Steeple Aston Oxfordshire Is a Lovely Village in the North of Oxfordshire with a wealth of history and places if interest The Church is St Peter and St Paul and is to the north of the village Although the village is called Steeple Aston the church has a tower Steeple... All Saints Church Sutton Courtenay is a village and civil parish, between Didcot and Abingdon, currently in the English county of Oxfordshire, but before administrative boundary changes in 1974, part of Berkshire. ... Swalcliffe, is a small village close to Banbury, along with Tadmarton and Broughton, in the north of Oxfordshire, England. ... Swinbrook is an attractive Cotswold village located a few miles from Burford, Oxfordshire. ... Swinford in the English county of Oxfordshire is a small settlement on the road between Eynsham and Farmoor on the south bank of the River Thames near Swinford Toll Bridge. ...

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Tackley is a village ten miles north of Oxford, England, six miles north of Kidlington (the largest village in England) and twelve miles south of Banbury. ... Map sources for Cowley at grid reference SP5504 Cowley in Oxfordshire is a residential and industrial area within the city of Oxford, originating with the former villages of Cowley, Temple Cowley and Cowley St John (Also occasionally referred to as Church Cowley). The Cowley area underwent massive transformation from 1912... Statistics Population: 10,886 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SP710060 Administration District: South Oxfordshire Shire county: Oxfordshire Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Oxfordshire Historic county: Oxfordshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South Central Post office... Towersey is a village in Oxfordshire, England. ... Trench Green ( ) is a settlement in Oxfordshire, England. ...

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Uffington is a village in Oxfordshire, close to one of the United Kingdoms best-known archaeological sites, the Uffington White Horse. ... Upper Heyford is a village and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England. ...

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Map sources for Wallingford at grid reference SU6089 Wallingford is a small town in Oxfordshire in southern England. ... Wantage is a small town in the Thames Valley, southern England. ... Water Eaton is a hamlet of just north of the city of Oxford in the English county of Oxfordshire that is the site of a large Park-and-Ride. ... Waterperry is a village in Oxfordshire, UK. It lies close to the border with Buckinghamshire, near the village of Wheatley, and 7 miles east of the city of Oxford. ... Watlington in Oxfordshire, UK, is a small market town of just under 3,000 inhabitants, located in the Chiltern Hills south of Oxford and north of Reading, Berkshire. ... Wheatley viewed from Windmill Lane Wheatley village lies six miles east of Oxford, in Oxfordshire, UK, in a valley at right angles to the river Thame. ... High Street in Witney. ... The ruin of Godstow Nunnery. ... Woodeaton (aka Wood Eaton) is an Oxfordshire village near Islip and north-east of Oxford, England. ... // Woodcote is a village in Southern Oxfordshire, and is situated between the Goring Road and the A4074. ... Map sources for Woodstock at grid reference SP4416 Woodstock is a small town in Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom. ... The village of Wootton is located three miles north of Abingdon, and five miles south of Oxford. ... Wytham is a small village in central Oxfordshire on the south bank of the River Thames, three miles from Oxford. ...

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Yarnton is a village and civil parish in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire on the A44 road. ...

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See also

  • Districts of Oxford
  • Towns in Oxfordshire

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Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Oxfordshire (558 words)
Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in south-east England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire.
The county of Oxfordshire, at that time entirely situated to the north of the River Thames, was formed in the early years of the 10th century.
The Vale of the White Horse and parts of South Oxfordshire south of the River Thames are traditionally part of Berkshire but were added to the administrative county in 1974.
Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History (1151 words)
Oxfordshire has a population of 600,000 people and each year this figure is under constant change due to the students attending the famous Oxford University.
Oxfordshire’s local government: The County of Oxfordshire apart from Caversham is governed by a two-tier structure with Oxfordshire County Council and the four district councils of Cherwell, Oxford City, South Oxfordshire and West Oxfordshire being the sum of two parts.
Oxfordshire actually lies between the pastoral south and the industrial heart of England and midway between the estuaries of the Thames and the Severn.
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