Duxford, Oxfordshire

Duxford
The ford at Duxford
Duxford is located in Oxfordshire
Duxford
Duxford
Location within Oxfordshire
OS grid referenceSU364996
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFaringdon
Postcode districtSN7
Dialling code01865
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°41′38″N 1°28′23″W / 51.694°N 1.473°W / 51.694; -1.473

Duxford is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hinton Waldrist 5.5 miles (9 km) northeast of Faringdon. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. It is on the south bank of the Thames, across which is its eponymous ford leading to a lock island which has a footbridge to Chimney on the north bank. This is the only ford today along the river, excluding along its intermittent brook at the source village, Kemble, Gloucestershire however the ford only crosses part of the river.