Cherwell
§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.
Cherwell, in north Oxfordshire, covers a wide landscape of market towns, villages, and countryside. Banbury is the main town, with a canal, museum, and historic market square, while Bicester is known for its shopping village and Roman heritage. Kidlington, near Oxford, is a large village with green spaces and river meadows. The Oxford Canal and River Cherwell run through, alongside farmland, rolling hills, and historic estates such as Rousham House. Its landscape is defined by waterways, villages, and traditional market towns.
The local authority for this district is: Cherwell District Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Oxfordshire is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Oxfordshire County Council.
Constituencies in Cherwell
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Wards in Cherwell
Cherwell is divided into 16 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote
- Banbury Calthorpe and Easington
- Banbury Cross and Neithrop
- Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown
- Banbury Hardwick
- Banbury Ruscote
- Bicester East
- Bicester North and Caversfield
- Bicester South and Ambrosden
- Bicester West
- Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton
- Deddington
- Fringford and Heyfords
- Kidlington East
- Kidlington West
- Launton and Otmoor