Ambrosden

Ambrosden
St Mary the Virgin parish church
Ambrosden is located in Oxfordshire
Ambrosden
Ambrosden
Location within Oxfordshire
Area7.26 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Population2,248 (2011 Census)
• Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSP5822
Civil parish
  • Ambrosden
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBicester
Postcode districtOX25
Dialling code01869
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteAmbrosden Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°52′34″N 1°07′08″W / 51.876°N 1.119°W / 51.876; -1.119

Ambrosden is a village and civil parish in Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England, 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Bicester to which it is linked by the A41 road, and 13 miles (21 km) from Oxford. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 2,248.[1] The parish is bounded by the River Ray to the south, its tributary the River Bure to the west, the outskirts of Bicester to the north and field boundaries to the east.[2]

The village is 2 miles (3 km) east of Alchester Roman Town. Ambrosden has a Church of England parish church and a public house. Since the Second World War Ambrosden has housed British Army personnel stationed at St. George's Barracks, which is at Arncott about 1+12 miles (2.4 km) south of Ambrosden. The Ministry of Defence had many new houses built at Ambrosden in the early 1950s.[2]

  1. ^ "Ambrosden Parish". nomis. Durham University for the Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b Lobel 1957, pp. 15–30