Ashbury | |
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St Mary the Virgin parish church | |
War memorial and public green with neighbouring houses. | |
Location within Oxfordshire | |
Area | 22.47 km2 (8.68 sq mi) |
Population | 506 (2011 Census) |
• Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SU2685 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Swindon |
Postcode district | SN6 |
Dialling code | 01793 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Oxfordshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Ashbury Parish News |
Ashbury is a village and large civil parish at the upper end (west) of the Vale of White Horse. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The village is centred 7 miles (11 km) east of Swindon in neighbouring Wiltshire.[1] The parish includes the hamlets of Idstone and Kingstone Winslow. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 506.[2]