South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire District | |
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![]() Location in Oxfordshire |
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status | District |
region | South East England |
Administration County | Oxfordshire |
Administrative headquarters | Wallingford |
surface | 678.53 km² (57.) |
Residents | 128,400 (153.) |
ONS code | 38UD |
Website | www.southoxon.gov.uk |
South Oxfordshire is a district in the county of Oxfordshire in England . The administrative seat is Wallingford ; other important places are Didcot , Henley-on-Thames and Thame .
history
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 and arose from the merger of the municipal boroughs Henley-on-Thames and Wallingford, the urban district Thame and the rural districts Bullingdon, Henley and Wallingford. The Wallingford area was previously part of Berkshire County .
structure
The district is divided into 87 parishes ( Civil Parish ):
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Of these, 75 have their own, Aston Tirrold and Aston Upthorpe have a joint parish council. The remaining 11 do not have such a body; instead, residents' assemblies take place. Didcot, Henley-on-Thames, Thame and Wallingford are small towns ( Town ), accordingly the council there is called Town Council .
Web links
- Official website of the District Councils (English)
- Statistical data based on the census on the site of the 2011 Office for National Statistics (English)
- District South Oxfordshire in the database of the Ordnance Survey (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Parish council contact details on the district website, accessed March 29, 2018
Coordinates: 51 ° 39 ′ N , 1 ° 3 ′ W