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Vale of the White Horse

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse District
Non-metropolitan district
Vale of White Horse shown within Oxfordshire
Vale of White Horse shown within Oxfordshire
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)
Status Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ Abingdon
Incorporated 1 April 1974
Government
 • Type Non-metropolitan district council
 • Body Vale of White Horse District Council
 • Leadership Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
 • MPs Nicola Blackwood
Ed Vaizey
Area
 • Total 223.4 sq mi (578.6 km2)
Area rank 77th (of 326)
Population (mid-2015 est.)
 • Total 126,700
 • Rank 171st (of 326)
 • Density 570/sq mi (220/km2)
 • Ethnicity 95.6% White
1.4% S.Asian
1.2% Chinese or other
1.1% Mixed Race
0.7% Black British
Time zone GMT (UTC0)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
ONS code 38UE (ONS)
E07000180 (GSS)
OS grid reference SU3462689188
Website www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk

The Vale of White Horse is a local government district of Oxfordshire in England. Most of the district had been part of Wantage Rural District in the county of Berkshire until local government re-organisation in 1974. In 1974 the area of the rural district was split, with the parishes of Ardington, Blewbury, Childrey, Chilton, Denchworth, East Challow, East Hanney, East Hendred, Goosey, Grove, Harwell, Letcombe Bassett, Letcombe Regis, Lockinge, Sparsholt, Upton, West Challow, West Hanney and West Hendred becoming part of the Vale of White Horse district in Oxfordshire, and the rest becoming part of the Newbury district of a smaller Berkshire. The main town is Abingdon; other places include Faringdon and Wantage. There are 68 parishes within the district. Vale of White Horse District Council is located in Milton Park, Milton, and the current Leader of the Council is Matthew Barber.


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