Chinnor

Chinnor
St Andrew's parish church
Chinnor is located in Oxfordshire
Chinnor
Chinnor
Location within Oxfordshire
Area13.83 km2 (5.34 sq mi)
Population5,924 (including Emmington, Henton & Oakley as well as 'very small' civil parish of Crowell) (2011 Census)
• Density428/km2 (1,110/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSP7500
Civil parish
  • Chinnor
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townChinnor
Postcode districtOX39
Dialling code01844
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteChinnor Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°42′07″N 0°54′40″W / 51.702°N 0.911°W / 51.702; -0.911

Chinnor is a large village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Thame and close to the border with Buckinghamshire. The village is a spring line settlement[1] on the Icknield Way below the Chiltern escarpment. Since 1932 the civil parish has included the village of Emmington.[1] The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 5,924.[2]

  1. ^ a b Lobel 1964, pp. 55–80
  2. ^ "Area: Chinnor (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2015.