South Oxfordshire
| South Oxfordshire District | |||
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| Non-metropolitan district | |||
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 South Oxfordshire shown within Oxfordshire |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | ||
| Constituent country | England | ||
| Region | South East England | ||
| Non-metropolitan county | Oxfordshire | ||
| Historic county |
Oxfordshire (north of River Thames) Berkshire (south of River Thames) |
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| Status | Non-metropolitan district | ||
| Admin HQ | Milton Park | ||
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council | ||
| • Body | South Oxfordshire District Council | ||
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) | ||
| • MPs |
John Howell Ed Vaizey |
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 261.99 sq mi (678.54 km2) | ||
| Area rank | 55th (of 326) | ||
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |||
| • Total | 137,400 | ||
| • Rank | 154th (of 326) | ||
| • Density | 520/sq mi (200/km2) | ||
| • Ethnicity | 95.2% White 1.7% S.Asian 1.0% Black British 1.0% Chinese or Other |
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| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) | ||
| ONS code | 38UD (ONS) E07000179 (GSS) |
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| OS grid reference | SU6571895057 | ||
| Website | www |
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South Oxfordshire is a local government district in Oxfordshire, England. Its council is based in Milton Park, Milton.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, from the municipal boroughs of Henley-on-Thames and Wallingford, Thame urban district, and Wallingford Rural District, Bullingdon Rural District and Henley Rural District. The Wallingford parts were previously part of the administrative county of Berkshire.
The River Thames flows for approximately 47 miles through South Oxfordshire and it is joined by the River Thame within the district. A characteristic of the rivers within the district is that they have wide floodplains with few houses on them so that fluvial flooding is a lesser problem than flash flooding. Towns in the district are Didcot, Henley-on-Thames, Thame, Wallingford and Watlington.
The larger villages in the district include:
See List of civil parishes in South Oxfordshire
In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas showed that housing in South Oxfordshire produced the 5th highest average carbon emissions in the country at 7,356 kg of carbon dioxide per dwelling.
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