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Woodstock

town and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, northwest of Oxford

Key facts

Population: 3,521 ( 2021 census )
Os grid reference: SP4416
London: 62 miles (100 km)
Civil parish: Woodstock
District: West Oxfordshire
Shire county: Oxfordshire
Region: South East
Country: England
Sovereign state: United Kingdom
Post town: Woodstock
Postcode district: OX20
Dialling code: 01993
Police: Thames Valley
Fire: Oxfordshire
Ambulance: South Central
Uk parliament: Bicester and Woodstock
Website: Woodstock Town Council

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Woodstock is a market town and civil parish, 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Oxford in West Oxfordshire in the county of Oxfordshire, England. The 2021 census recorded a parish population of 3,521, up from the previous 3,100 in 2011.

Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is next to Woodstock, in the parish of Blenheim. Winston Churchill was born in the palace in 1874 and buried in the nearby village of Bladon. Edward, elder son of King Edward III and heir apparent, was born in Woodstock Manor on 15 June 1330. In his lifetime he was commonly called Edward of Woodstock, but is known today as the Black Prince. In the reign of Queen Mary I, her half-sister Elizabeth was imprisoned in the gatehouse of Woodstock Manor.