Ambrosden

Ambrosden
St Mary the Virgin parish church
Ambrosden Location within Oxfordshire
Area	7.26 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Population	2,248 (2011 Census)
• Density	310/km2 (800/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SP5822
Civil parish	Ambrosden
District	Cherwell
Shire county	Oxfordshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bicester
Postcode district	OX25
Dialling code	01869
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Oxfordshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Bicester and Woodstock
Website	Ambrosden Parish Council
List of places UK England Oxfordshire 51°52′34″N 1°07′08″W / 51.876°N 1.119°W / 51.876; -1.119

Ambrosden is a village and civil parish in Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England, 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Bicester to which it is linked by the A41 road, and 13 miles (21 km) from Oxford. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 2,248.^[1] The parish is bounded by the River Ray to the south, its tributary the River Bure to the west, the outskirts of Bicester to the north and field boundaries to the east.^[2]

The village is 2 miles (3 km) east of Alchester Roman Town. Ambrosden has a Church of England parish church and a public house. Since the Second World War Ambrosden has housed British Army personnel stationed at St. George's Barracks, which is at Arncott about 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) south of Ambrosden. The Ministry of Defence had many new houses built at Ambrosden in the early 1950s.^[2]