Swyncombe

Swyncombe
St Botolph's parish church
Swyncombe is located in Oxfordshire
Swyncombe
Swyncombe
Location within Oxfordshire
Area14.39 km2 (5.56 sq mi)
Population250 (2011 Census)
• Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU6890
Civil parish
  • Swyncombe
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHenley-on-Thames
Postcode districtRG9
Dialling code01491
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteSwyncombe Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
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51°36′22″N 1°00′54″W / 51.606°N 1.015°W / 51.606; -1.015

Swyncombe is a hamlet and large civil parish in the high Chilterns, within the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty about 4+12 miles (7 km) east of Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England. Swyncombe hamlet consists almost entirely of its Church of England parish church of Saint Botolph, the former rectory and Swyncombe House.[1] The population of the parish is in the hamlets of Cookley Green and Russell's Water, and the scattered hamlet of Park Corner. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 250.[2] It is partially forested and is the fifth largest of 87 civil parishes in the District.

  1. ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 801.
  2. ^ "Area: Swyncombe CP (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2015.