Bloxham Hundred

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Bloxham hundred in Oxfordshire

Bloxham Hundred is one of the hundreds of Oxfordshire, named after the village of Bloxham, which it contains. It is situated in the north of the county, bounded to the north-west by Warwickshire; to the north-east by Banbury Hundred; to the east by Northamptonshire; to the south by Wootton Hundred; and to the south-west by Chadlington Hundred. It had a population of 22,623 in 2011.

It comprises the ancient parishes of:

*: Part of Mollington township, which also extends into Warwickshire. Remainder of Cropredy in Banbury hundred.
: Sibford Gower and Sibford Ferris townships. Remainders in Banbury hundred.

Additionally, the parish of Shenington, a detached part of Gloucestershire, is locally situated in Bloxham hundred.

Hundreds of Oxfordshire

Bampton • Banbury • Binfield • Bloxham • Bullingdon • Chadlington • Dorchester • Ewelme • Langtree • Lewknor • Ploughley • Pyrton • Thame • Wootton (including Oxford)