Cherwell (district)
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| Cherwell District | |
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 Shown within Oxfordshire |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | South East England |
| Admin. County: | Oxfordshire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 80th 588.77 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Banbury |
| ONS code: | 38UB |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2006 est.) - Density |
Ranked 132nd 137,400 233 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 94.5% White 2.3% S.Asian 1.0% Black 1.4% Mixed Race |
| Politics | |
| Cherwell District Council http://www.cherwell-dc.gov.uk |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Tony Baldry, David Cameron, Evan Harris |
Cherwell (pronounced /ˈʧɑːwəl/) is a local government district in northern Oxfordshire, England. The district takes its name from the River Cherwell, which drains south through the region to flow into the River Thames at Oxford.
Towns in Cherwell include Banbury, Bicester and Kidlington.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the municipal borough of Banbury, Bicester urban district, Banbury Rural District and Ploughley Rural District.
- Recycling in Cherwell
Cherwell district has one of the country's highest recycling rates at over 40% (2005). The district used to have a recycling rate of just 9%. This changed with the introduction of the blue box scheme for recycling paper, which has since grown to include plastic, cardboard and cans. Kidlington has its own freecycling group.
- Settlements in Cherwell district
- Adderbury, Ardley
- Banbury, Bicester, Bloxham, Bodicote, Broughton
- Cropredy
- Deddington, Drayton
- Great Bourton
- Hook Norton
- Kidlington
- Steeple Aston
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