West Oxfordshire

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West Oxfordshire District
West Oxfordshire
Shown within Oxfordshire
Geography
Status: District
Region: South East England
Admin. County: Oxfordshire
Area:
- Total
Ranked 54th
714.40 km²
Admin. HQ: Witney
ONS code: 38UF
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2006 est.)
- Density
Ranked 222nd
100,200
140 / km²
Ethnicity: 98.4% White
Politics
West Oxfordshire District Council
http://www.westoxon.gov.uk/
Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
Executive: Conservative
MP: David Cameron

West Oxfordshire is a local government district in north west Oxfordshire, England including towns such as Woodstock, Chipping Norton, Charlbury, and Witney (where the council is based).

The area is mainly rural downland and forest, the main activities being farming and associated trades.

The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the municipal boroughs of Chipping Norton and Witney urban district, and Chipping Norton Rural District and Witney Rural District.