Ewelme

Ewelme
Village and civil parish
Ewelme village seen from the south
Ewelme is located in Oxfordshire
Ewelme
Ewelme
Location within Oxfordshire
Area11.50 km2 (4.44 sq mi)
Population1,048 (2011 Census)
• Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU6491
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWallingford
Postcode districtOX10
Dialling code01491
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteEwelme community website
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°37′16″N 1°04′16″W / 51.621°N 1.071°W / 51.621; -1.071

Ewelme (/ˈjɛlm/) is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire, 2.5 miles (4 km) northeast of the market town of Wallingford. The 2011 census recorded the parish's population as 1,048.[1] To the east of the village is Cow Common and to the west, Benson Airfield, the northeastern corner of which is within the parish boundary. The local geology is chalk overlying gault clay; the drift geology includes some gravel.

  1. ^ "Area: Ewelme (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 December 2014.