Shirburn

Shirburn
All Saints' parish church
Shirburn Location within Oxfordshire
Area	17.68 km2 (6.83 sq mi)
Population	214 (2011 census including Adwell and Stoke Talmage civil parishes)[1]
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU6995
Civil parish	Shirburn
District	South Oxfordshire
Shire county	Oxfordshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WATLINGTON
Postcode district	OX49
Dialling code	01844
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Oxfordshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Henley and Thame
List of places UK England Oxfordshire 51°39′36″N 0°59′28″W / 51.660°N 0.991°W / 51.660; -0.991

Shirburn is a village and civil parish about 6 miles (10 km) south of Thame in Oxfordshire. It contains the Grade I listed, 14th-century Shirburn Castle, along with its surrounding, Grade II listed park, and a parish church, the oldest part of which is from the Norman period. The parish has a high altitude by county standards. Its eastern part is in the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Shirburn, the largest civil parish in the district, is forested to the south. A motorway cuts across one edge.