Shenington with Alkerton

Shenington with Alkerton
Civil parish
Shenington church
Shenington with Alkerton is located in Oxfordshire
Shenington with Alkerton
Shenington with Alkerton
Location within Oxfordshire
Population425 (2011 census)
Civil parish
  • Shenington with Alkerton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBanbury
Postcode districtOX15
Dialling code01295
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
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52°04′55″N 1°27′04″W / 52.082°N 1.451°W / 52.082; -1.451

Shenington with Alkerton is a civil parish in the Cherwell district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It comprises the village of Shenington, which was an exclave of Gloucestershire until the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844 transferred it to Oxfordshire[1] (grid reference SP370425) and the village of Alkerton, which was always part of Oxfordshire[2] (grid reference SP375425). It covers 9.60 km2 and as at the 2011 census had a population of 425 people.[3]

Sources

  • Lobel, Mary D. and Crossley, Alan (Eds.) (1969). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 9: Bloxham Hundred.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

References

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  1. ^ Lobel & Crossley, 1969, pages 139–150
  2. ^ Lobel & Crossley, 1969, pages 44–53
  3. ^ Parish: Key Statistics: Population. (2011 census Retrieved 2016-05-04.


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