Shipton-on-Cherwell and Thrupp

Shipton-on-Cherwell and Thrupp is a civil parish in the Cherwell district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It was formed in 1955 by removing the hamlet of Thrupp from the parish of Kidlington and merging it with the parish of Shipton-on-Cherwell.

Type: Locality with 379 residents
Description: civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England
Also known as: “Shipton-on-Cherwell and Thrupp (civil parish), Oxfordshire” and “Shipton-on-Cherwell and Thrupp, Oxfordshire”
Neighbors: Woodstock

Places of Interest

Highlights include London Oxford Airport and Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre.

London Oxford Airport

Aerodrome

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London Oxford Airport, formerly known as Kidlington Airport, is an operational general aviation airport located near Kidlington in Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, England.

Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre

Prison

Photo: Extua, CC BY 4.0.

Campsfield House is an immigration detention centre located in Kidlington near Oxford, England, operated by private prison firm Mitie under contract with the British government.

Woodstock Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: Clive Perrin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Woodstock Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. The building, which is used as a community events venue and the headquarters of Woodstock Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodstock and Kidlington.

Woodstock

Photo: Mrscooke, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Woodstock is an attractive small town 8 mi north of Oxford, England. It is the nearest town to the popular stately home Blenheim Palace, Winston Churchill's birthplace, and is therefore popular with travellers looking for food and accommodation.

Kidlington

Town

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Kidlington is a large village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, between the River Cherwell and the Oxford Canal, 5 miles north of Oxford and 7½ miles south-west of Bicester. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 13,723.