South Oxfordshire
§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.
South Oxfordshire stretches from the Chiltern Hills in the east to the Thames Valley, with market towns and riverside villages. Henley-on-Thames is a highlight, famed for its regatta and riverside scenery, while Wallingford retains medieval streets and castle remains. Thame is a bustling market town, and numerous villages with traditional pubs and churches dot the countryside. The landscape includes chalk hills, beech woodlands, and the River Thames winding through meadows and pastures, giving South Oxfordshire a balance of rural beauty and historic charm.
The local authority for this district is: South Oxfordshire 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 South Oxfordshire
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Wards in South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire is divided into 21 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Benson & Crowmarsh
- Berinsfield
- Chalgrove
- Chinnor
- Cholsey
- Didcot North East
- Didcot South
- Didcot West
- Forest Hill & Holton
- Garsington & Horspath
- Goring
- Haseley Brook
- Henley-on-Thames
- Kidmore End & Whitchurch
- Sandford & the Wittenhams
- Sonning Common
- Thame
- Wallingford
- Watlington
- Wheatley
- Woodcote & Rotherfield