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
  • Caversham transferred to Berkshire
  • Mollington (part) transferred from Warwickshire[2]
25 March 1896 Local Government Board Provisional Order Confirmation (No.14) Act[3]
  • The parish of Stokenchurch transferred to Buckinghamshire[3]
  • Cadmore End and Studdridge (detached parts of the parish of Lewknor) transferred to Buckinghamshire
  • Ibstone (part) transferred to Buckinghamshire[4]
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
  • Abingdon, Didcot, Wallingford, Wantage and environs transferred from Berkshire (see List of places transferred from Berkshire to Oxfordshire in 1974)
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
See also: List of boundary changes in South East England

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.
  3. 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.
  4. Page, William (ed) (1925). Victoria County History of Buckinghamshire: Volume 3: Ibstone. pp. 62–65.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  5. Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bullington RD. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  6. "The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991". HMSO. 1991.

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