Bampton, Oxfordshire

Bampton, also called Bampton-in-the-Bush, is a settlement and civil parish in the Thames Valley about 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) southwest of Witney in Oxfordshire. The parish includes the hamlet of Weald. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 2,564. Bampton is variously referred to as both a town and a village. The Domesday Book recorded that it was a market town by 1086. It continued as such until the 1890s. It has both a town hall and a village hall.

For the town of the same name in Devon, see Bampton, Devon.

Bampton
  • Bampton-in-the-Bush
St Mary the Virgin parish church
Bampton
Location within Oxfordshire
Population2,564 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSP315031
Civil parish
  • Bampton
District
  • West Oxfordshire
Shire county
  • Oxfordshire
Region
  • South East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBampton
Postcode districtOX18
Dialling code01993
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
  • Witney
WebsiteBampton Oxfordshire
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