Greater Oxford
Greater Oxford | |
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Future unitary authority area | |
| Oxford | |
| Greater Oxford within Oxfordshire and Ridgeway Greater Oxford within Oxfordshire and Ridgeway | |
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| Coordinates: 51°45′05″N 1°15′26″W / 51.7515°N 1.2571°WCoordinates: 51°45′05″N 1°15′26″W / 51.7515°N 1.2571°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | South East |
| Ceremonial county | Oxfordshire |
| Incorporated | 1 April 2028 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary authority |
| • Body | Greater Oxford Council |
| Population (2024 estimate) | |
| • Total | 234,673 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Greater Oxford is a proposed unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, England, which is expected to be formed on 1 April 2028. The largest settlement will be the city of Oxford, and it will encompass the entire urban area around the city, including Botley, Kennington, Kidlington, and Sandford-on-Thames, and various outlying villages.[1][2] In 2024 the population of the area was estimated to be 241,000.[3]
Formation
It will be formed from Oxford district, 15 parishes from Cherwell, 25 parishes from South Oxfordshire and nine from the Vale of White Horse.[4] The remainder of the Cherwell district will form part of a new Northern Oxfordshire unitary, and the remainder of the South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse districts will join with West Berkshire to form a new Ridgeway unitary.[5]
The district is being formed as part of ongoing local government changes throughout England, in which all areas of the country that have separate county councils and district councils will see those replaced with single-tier, or unitary, local governance.[6] Alternative proposals for a single unitary area for Oxfordshire (leaving West Berkshire unchanged), or for creating two unitaries in Oxfordshire and West Berkshire, were not accepted.[7]
Governance
It will be run by Greater Oxford Council, which will comprise 72 councillors.[8]
Parishes
The majority of Oxford is currently unparished, while the rest of the area is parished.[9] The parishes in the area are:
- From Oxford: Blackbird Leys, Littlemore, Old Marston and Risinghurst and Sandhills
- From Cherwell: Begbroke, Bletchingdon, Charlton-on-Otmoor, Fencott and Murcott, Garsington, Gosford and Water Eaton, Hampton Gay and Poyle, Horton-cum-Studley, Islip, Kidlington, Noke, Oddington, Shipton-on-Cherwell and Thrupp, Wendlebury, Weston-on-the-Green, Yarnton [clarification needed]
- From South Oxfordshire: Beckley and Stowood, Berinsfield, Clifton Hampden, Cuddesdon and Denton, Culham, Dorchester, Drayton St Leonard, Elsfield, Forest Hill with Shotover,Garsington, Great Milton, Holton, Horspath, Horton-cum-Studley, Little Milton, Marsh Baldon, Nuneham Courtenay, Sandford-on-Thames, Stadhampton, Stanton St John, Toot Baldon, Warborough, Waterperry with Thornley, Waterstock, Woodeaton
- From Vale of White Horse: Appleton-with-Eaton, Besselsleigh, Botley and North Hinksey, Cumnor, Kennington, South Hinksey, Sunningwell, Wootton, Wytham.[9]
References
- ↑ "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Figure 1". Office for National Statistics.
- ↑ Simpson, Matt (21 July 2026). "Thousands of villagers will be placed in Greater Oxford". Oxford Mail.
- ↑ "Three-unitary-authorities-proposal". Oxford City Council. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Oxfordshire council leaders" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ Walton, Victoria (17 July 2026). "Are Oxfordshire's unitary councils a 'tragedy' or 'welcome' news?". BBC News.
- ↑ Forsyth, Alex (16 July 2026). "New councils to be created in 14 areas of England in local government shake-up". BBC News.
- ↑ "Consultation on Proposals for Local Government Reorganisation in Oxfordshire". Gov.uk. February 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Local government reorganisation: implementation letter to Oxfordshire chief executives" (PDF). Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Appendix A: Development of Boundary Proposals". Oxfordshire Local Government Reorganisation Three Unitaries Proposal. Oxford City Council. November 2025. p. 8. Search this book on
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