Ewelme | |
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Village and civil parish | |
Ewelme village seen from the south | |
Location within Oxfordshire | |
Area | 11.50 km2 (4.44 sq mi) |
Population | 1,048 (2011 Census) |
• Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SU6491 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Wallingford |
Postcode district | OX10 |
Dialling code | 01491 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Oxfordshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Ewelme community website |
Ewelme (/ˈjuːɛlm/) is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire, 2.5 miles (4 km) north-east of the market town of Wallingford. The 2011 census recorded the parish's population as 1,048.[1] To the east of the village is Cow Common and to the west, Benson Airfield, the north-eastern corner of which is within the parish boundary. The solid geology is chalk overlying gault clay; the drift geology includes some gravel.