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Blenheim, Oxfordshire

Coordinates: 51°50′31″N 1°21′40″W / 51.842°N 1.361°W / 51.842; -1.361
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Blenheim
Blenheim is located in Oxfordshire
Blenheim
Blenheim
Location within Oxfordshire
Population78 (2001 census)
Civil parish
  • Blenheim
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°50′31″N 1°21′40″W / 51.842°N 1.361°W / 51.842; -1.361

Blenheim is a civil parish in the West Oxfordshire district, in Oxfordshire, England, about 7 miles (11 km) north of Oxford.[1] At its edge is Blenheim Palace, which is the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill and the ancestral home of the Dukes of Marlborough. In 2001 it had a population of 78.[2] The parish was formed on 1 April 1954 from Blenheim Park and part of Hensington Without.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Parish and Town Councils in Oxfordshire – February 2012, accessed 21 May 2012[dead link]
  2. ^ Oxfordshire County Council
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Blenheim CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 May 2024.