Wardington

Wardington
St Mary Magdalene parish church
Wardington is located in Oxfordshire
Wardington
Wardington
Location within Oxfordshire
Area11.11 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Population602 (parish, including Williamscot) (2011 Census)
• Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSP4946
Civil parish
  • Wardington
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBanbury
Postcode districtOX17
Dialling code01295
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteWardington.net the website of Wardington, Williamscot and Coton
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire
52°06′50″N 1°17′02″W / 52.114°N 1.284°W / 52.114; -1.284

Wardington is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Banbury. The village consists of two parts: Wardington and Upper Wardington. The village is on a stream that rises in Upper Wardington and flows north to join the River Cherwell.

The parish includes the hamlet of Williamscot, about 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Wardington. The parish is bounded to the west and north by the River Cherwell, to the south by a stream that joins the Cherwell, and to the northeast by field boundaries. Its northeastern and southern boundaries also form part of the county boundary with Northamptonshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 602.[1]

  1. ^ "Area: Wardington (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2015.