Worton is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire is a local government district in northwest Oxfordshire, England, including towns such as Woodstock, Burford, Chipping Norton, Charlbury, Carterton and Witney, where the council is based.
Area
The area is mainly rural downla ...
district about south of
Banbury
Banbury is an historic market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, South East England. The parish had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census.
Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surrounding ...
, England. It was formed in 1932 by the merger of the parishes of
Nether Worton and
Over Worton
Over Worton is a Hamlet (place), hamlet in the civil parish of Worton (civil parish), Oxfordshire, Worton, in the West Oxfordshire district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England, about south of Banbury and east of Chipping Norton. In 1931 the ...
, each of which is a small village. The main road between
Deddington
Deddington is a town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, south of Banbury. The parish includes two hamlets, Clifton and Hempton. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 2,146. It has been a market town since the 12th cent ...
and
Swerford is the parish's northern boundary. It was a
turnpike road and is now the B4031. From there the parish extends to Worton Wood on its southern boundary. East–west the parish is nowhere more than wide. The
2011 Census recorded the population of Worton parish as 624.
References
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Civil parishes in Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire District
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