Bourton, Vale of White Horse

Bourton is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Highworth in neighbouring Wiltshire. Bourton was part of the parish of Shrivenham until 1867, and was in Berkshire until the 1974 local government boundary changes transferred the Vale of White Horse to Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 326.

Bourton
Former Baptist church, now the village hall
Bourton
Location within Oxfordshire
Area5.51 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Population326 (2011 Census)
 Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU231870
Civil parish
  • Bourton
District
  • Vale of White Horse
Shire county
  • Oxfordshire
Region
  • South East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSwindon
Postcode districtSN6
Dialling code01793
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
  • Wantage
Websitebourton-oxon.org.uk
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