Souldern
Sign in to saveSouldern is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire about northwest of Bicester and a similar distance southeast of Banbury. The parish is bounded to the west by the River Cherwell and to the east by field boundaries. Its northern boundary is Ockley Brook, a tributary of the Cherwell that forms the county boundary with Northamptonshire. The parish's southern boundaries are the main road between Bicester and Adderbury and the minor road between Souldern and Somerton. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 370.
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Souldern
- UK place.static_image_name
- Souldern StMaryTheVirgin SouthElevation.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Parish church of the Annunciation
- UK place.label_position
- bottom
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP5231
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 8.11
- UK place.population
- 370
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Souldern
- UK place.shire_district
- Cherwell
- UK place.shire_county
- Oxfordshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.country
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Cherwell
- Population
- +362
- Area
- +8.11
- Shares border with
- Ardley
- Official website
- www.souldern.org
- Image
- Souldern StMaryTheVirgin SouthElevation.JPG
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13 sectionsContents
- Manor
- Churches
- Church of England
- Roman Catholic
- Wesleyan
- Economic and social history
- Schools
- Transport history
- Amenities
- Notable people
- References
- Sources
- External links
Souldern is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire about northwest of Bicester and a similar distance southeast of Banbury. The parish is bounded to the west by the River Cherwell and to the east by field boundaries. Its northern boundary is Ockley Brook, a tributary of the Cherwell that forms the county boundary with Northamptonshire. The parish's southern boundaries are the main road between Bicester and Adderbury and the minor road between Souldern and Somerton. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 370.
Souldern's toponym is derived from the Old English Sulh-þorn meaning "Thorn-bush in a gully".