List of Oxfordshire boundary changes

Boundary changes affecting the English county of Oxfordshire.

DateLegislationEffect
20 October 1844Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844
1889Local Government Act 1888
1895Local Government Act 1894
25 March 1896 Local Government Board Provisional Order Confirmation (No.14) Act[3]
1 April 1933Ministry of Health Provisional Order Confirmation (Buckingham and Oxford) Act 1933
5 June 1956Ministry of Health and Local Government Declaration
  • Exchanged areas with Buckinghamshire along changed watercourse
26 October 1956Ministry of Health and Local Government Declaration
  • Exchanged areas with Buckinghamshire along changed watercourse
1 April 1974Local Government Act 1972
1 April 1977
1 April 1991The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991
  • Exchanges with Berkshire (16 hectares)[6]
  • Exchanged unpopulated areas with Buckinghamshire[6]

Notes

† These areas were entirely detached from the remainder of Buckinghamshire.
‡ Detached part of Oxfordshire surrounded by Buckinghamshire
Note a: ^ Ackhampstead was a detached part of Oxfordshire within the Parish of Lewknor.[3]
Note b: ^ The parish of Stratton Audley was partly in Buckinghamshire and partly in Oxfordshire until 1844.[3]
Note c: ^ The hamlet of Studley formed part of the parish of Beckley, the remainder of which was in Oxfordshire.[3]
Note d: ^ The township of Boycott was part of the parish of Stowe, otherwise in Buckinghamshire.[3]

See also

References

  1. Eleanor Chance; Christina Colvin; Janet Cooper; C.J. Day; T.G. Hassall; Nesta Selwyn (1979). Crossley, Alan; Elrington, C.R. (eds.). A History of the County of Oxford, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 260–264.
  2. Youngs, Frederic A, Jr. (1979). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.I: Southern England. London: Royal Historical Society. pp. 29–44. ISBN 0-901050-67-9.
  3. Page, William (ed) (1925). Victoria County History of Buckinghamshire: Volume 3: Ibstone. pp. 62–65.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  4. Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bullington RD. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  5. "The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991". HMSO. 1991.

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