Ewelme
Sign in to saveEwelme () is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire, northeast of the market town of Wallingford. The 2011 census recorded the parish's population as 1,048. To the east of the village is Cow Common and to the west, Benson Airfield, the northeastern corner of which is within the parish boundary. The local geology is chalk overlying Gault clay; the drift geology includes some gravel.
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Place details
- Locality
- South Oxfordshire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Key facts
- UK place.type
- Village and civil parish
- UK place.official_name
- Ewelme
- UK place.static_image_name
- Ewelme - geograph.org.uk - 1082134.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Ewelme village seen from the south
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU6491
- UK place.label_position
- top
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 11.50
- UK place.population
- 1048
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.shire_district
- South Oxfordshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Oxfordshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.country
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- Kingdom of England
- Located in
- South Oxfordshire
- Population
- +1048
- Area
- +11.50
- Shares border with
- Swyncombe
- Official website
- www.ewelme.info
- Image
- Ewelme - geograph.org.uk - 1082134.jpg
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Toponym
- Almshouses and school
- Parish church
- Amenities
- Notable residents
- References
- Sources
- External links
Ewelme () is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire, northeast of the market town of Wallingford. The 2011 census recorded the parish's population as 1,048. To the east of the village is Cow Common and to the west, Benson Airfield, the northeastern corner of which is within the parish boundary. The local geology is chalk overlying Gault clay; the drift geology includes some gravel.
== Toponym == The toponym is derived from Ae-whylme, Old English for "waters whelming". It refers to the spring just north of the village, which forms the King's Pool that feeds the Ewelme Brook. The brook flows past Fifield Manor and then through nearby Benson before joining the River Thames. It formed the basis of Ewelme's watercress beds, which provided much local employment until well into the 20th century.