Garsington
Garsington is a village and civil parish about 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of Oxford in Oxfordshire. "A History of the County of Oxfordshire" provides a detailed history of the parish from 1082. The 2011 census recorded the parish's population as 1,689. The village is known for the artistic colony and flamboyant social life of the Bloomsbury Group at Garsington Manor when it was the home from 1914 to 1928 of Philip and Ottoline Morrell, and for the Garsington Opera which was staged there from 1989 to 2010.
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St Mary's parish church | |
Garsington Location within Oxfordshire | |
| Area | 8.42 km2 (3.25 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,689 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 201/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SP5802 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OXFORD |
| Postcode district | OX44 |
| Dialling code | 01865 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
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| Website | Garsington Parish Council |
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