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South Oxfordshire
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| South Oxfordshire District | |
|---|---|
 Shown within Oxfordshire |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | South East England |
| Admin. County: | Oxfordshire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 57th 678.53 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Crowmarsh Gifford |
| ONS code: | 38UD |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 147th 128,200 189 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 97.9% White |
| Politics | |
| South Oxfordshire District Council http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Boris Johnson, Ed Vaizey |
South Oxfordshire is a local government district in Oxfordshire, England. Its council is based in Crowmarsh Gifford, just outside Wallingford.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, from the municipal boroughs of Henley-on-Thames and Wallingford, Thame urban district, and Wallingford Rural District, Bullingdon Rural District and Henley Rural District. The Wallingford parts were previously part of the administrative county of Berkshire.
The principal towns in the district are Didcot, Henley-on-Thames, Thame and Wallingford.
- Lewknor
- Adwell
- South Weston
- Wheatfield, Oxfordshire
- Postcombe
In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas [1] showed that housing in South Oxfordshire produced the 5th highest average carbon emissions in the country at 7,356 kg of carbon dioxide per dwelling.
- See also: Energy efficiency in British housing.
