List of Oxfordshire boundary changes

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Boundary changes affecting the English county of Oxfordshire.

Date Legislation Effect
20 October 1844 Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844
1889 Local Government Act 1888
1895 Local Government Act 1894
  • Caversham transferred to Berkshire
  • Mollington (part) transferred from Warwickshire[2]
25 March 1896 Local Government Board Provisional Order Confirmation (No.14) Act[3]
  • The parish of Stokenchurch transferred to Buckinghamshire[3]
  • Cadmore End and Studdridge (detached parts of the parish of Lewknor) transferred to Buckinghamshire
  • Ibstone (part) transferred to Buckinghamshire[4]
1 April 1933 Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Buckingham and Oxford) Act 1933
5 June 1956 Ministry of Health and Local Government Declaration
  • Exchanged areas with Buckinghamshire along changed watercourse
26 October 1956 Ministry of Health and Local Government Declaration
  • Exchanged areas with Buckinghamshire along changed watercourse
1 April 1974 Local Government Act 1972
  • Abingdon, Didcot, Wallingford, Wantage and environs transferred from Berkshire (see List of places transferred from Berkshire to Oxfordshire in 1974)
1 April 1977
1 April 1991 The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991
  • Exchanges with Berkshire (16 hectares)[6]
  • Exchanged unpopulated areas with Buckinghamshire[6]

See also[]

See also: List of boundary changes in South East England

Notes[]

† These areas were entirely detached from the remainder of Buckinghamshire.
‡ Detached part of Oxfordshire surrounded by Buckinghamshire
Note a: ^ Ackhampstead was a detached part of Oxfordshire within the Parish of Lewknor.[3]
Note b: ^ The parish of Stratton Audley was partly in Buckinghamshire and partly in Oxfordshire until 1844.[3]
Note c: ^ The hamlet of Studley formed part of the parish of Beckley, the remainder of which was in Oxfordshire.[3]
Note d: ^ The township of Boycott was part of the parish of Stowe, otherwise in Buckinghamshire.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ *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.
  3. ^ a b c d e f 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.
  4. ^ Page, William, ed. (1925). Victoria County History of Buckinghamshire: Volume 3: Ibstone. pp. 62–65.
  5. ^ a b Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bullington RD. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  6. ^ a b "The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991". HMSO. 1991.

Retrieved from ""