Shenington with Alkerton

52.082°N 1.451°W / 52.082; -1.451 Shenington with Alkerton is a civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. It comprises the village of Shenington, which was an exclave of Gloucestershire until the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844 transferred it to Oxfordshire[1] (grid reference SP370425) and the village of Alkerton, which was always part of Oxfordshire[2] (grid reference SP375425). It covers 9.60 km2 and as at the 2011 census had a population of 425 people.[3]

Sources
  • Lobel, Mary D. and Crossley, Alan (Eds.) (1969). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 9: Bloxham Hundred.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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  1. Lobel & Crossley, 1969, pages 139–150
  2. Lobel & Crossley, 1969, pages 44–53
  3. Parish: Key Statistics: Population. (2011 census Retrieved 2016-05-04.


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