List of Oxfordshire boundary changes
Boundary changes affecting the English county of Oxfordshire.
| Date | Legislation | Effect |
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| 20 October 1844 | Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844 |
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| 1889 | Local Government Act 1888 |
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| 1895 | Local Government Act 1894 |
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| 25 March 1896 | Local Government Board Provisional Order Confirmation (No.14) Act[1] |
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| 1 April 1933 | Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Buckingham and Oxford) Act 1933 | |
| 5 June 1956 | Ministry of Health and Local Government Declaration |
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| 26 October 1956 | Ministry of Health and Local Government Declaration |
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| 1 April 1974 | Local Government Act 1972 |
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| 1 April 1977 |
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| 1 April 1991 | The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991 |
See also
Notes
† These areas were entirely detached from the remainder of Buckinghamshire.
‡ Detached part of Oxfordshire surrounded by Buckinghamshire
- The parish of Stratton Audley was partly in Buckinghamshire and partly in Oxfordshire until 1844.[1]
- The hamlet of Studley formed part of the parish of Beckley, the remainder of which was in Oxfordshire.[1]
- Ackhampstead was a detached part of Oxfordshire within the Parish of Lewknor.[1]
- The township of Boycott was part of the parish of Stowe, otherwise in Buckinghamshire.[1]
References
- Youngs, Frederic A, Jr. (1979). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.I: Southern England. London: Royal Historical Society. pp. 29–44. ISBN 0-901050-67-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Eleanor Chance; Christina Colvin; Janet Cooper; C.J. Day; T.G. Hassall; Nesta Selwyn (1979). Crossley, Alan; Elrington, C.R. (eds.). A History of the County of Oxford, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 260–264.
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- Christina Colvin; Janet Cooper; N.H. Cooper; P.D.A. Harvey; Marjory Hollings; Judith Hook; Mary Jessup; Mary D. Lobel; J.F.A. Mason; B.S. Trinder; Hilary Turner (1972). Crossley, Alan (ed.). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Oxford, Volume 10. pp. 197–206.
- Page, William, ed. (1925). Victoria County History of Buckinghamshire: Volume 3: Ibstone. pp. 62–65.
- Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bullington RD. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- "The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991". HMSO. 1991.
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