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'''Woodstock''', is a market town in West [[Oxfordshire]]. | {{Infobox town | ||
|name= Woodstock | |||
|county=Oxfordshire | |||
|picture=Woodstocktownhall.JPG | |||
|picture caption= Woodstock town hall | |||
|os grid ref= SP4416 | |||
|latitude= 51.845 | |||
|longitude= -1.354 | |||
|population= 2,924 | |||
|census year = 2001 | |||
|LG district= West Oxfordshire | |||
|post town= Woodstock | |||
|postcode= OX20 | |||
|dialling code= 01993 | |||
|constituency= Witney | |||
|website= [http://www.woodstock-tc.gov.uk/ Woodstock Town Council] | |||
}} | |||
'''Woodstock''', is a market town in West [[Oxfordshire]], which lies 8 miles north of [[Oxford]]. | |||
Noted historically for its gloves and for Blenheim Palace, the seat of the Dukes of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, today, the town is the home of the Oxfordshire Museum and is visited by many tourists. | Noted historically for its gloves and for Blenheim Palace, the seat of the Dukes of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, today, the town is the home of the Oxfordshire Museum and is visited by many tourists whether visiting nearby Blenheim Place or exploring the town itself. | ||
The town centre has a High Street of honey-coloured houses built in Cotswold stone. | |||
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Revision as of 16:36, 7 October 2010
| Woodstock | |
| Oxfordshire | |
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 Woodstock town hall | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP4416 |
| Location: | 51°50’42"N, 1°21’14"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,924 (2001) |
| Post town: | Woodstock |
| Postcode: | OX20 |
| Dialling code: | 01993 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Oxfordshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Witney |
| Website: | Woodstock Town Council |
Woodstock, is a market town in West Oxfordshire, which lies 8 miles north of Oxford.
Noted historically for its gloves and for Blenheim Palace, the seat of the Dukes of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, today, the town is the home of the Oxfordshire Museum and is visited by many tourists whether visiting nearby Blenheim Place or exploring the town itself.
The town centre has a High Street of honey-coloured houses built in Cotswold stone.
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