Cherwell (district)

Cherwell

Cherwell District
Cherwell Cherwell District
Non-metropolitan district
	The cross in Banbury, the district's administrative centre
	Coat of arms
	Cherwell shown within Oxfordshire
	Coordinates: 51°57′N 1°15′W / 51.95°N 1.25°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Non-metropolitan county	Oxfordshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Bodicote
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Cherwell District Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
• MPs	Victoria Prentis; John Howell; Layla Moran;
Area
• Total	227.3 sq mi (588.8 km2)
• Rank	62nd (of 296)
Population (2022)
• Total	164,155
• Rank	125th (of 296)
• Density	720/sq mi (280/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 88.1% White ; 6% Asian ; 2.9% Mixed ; 1.8% Black ; 1.3% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 50.3% Christianity ; 38.1% no religion ; 6.1% not stated ; 3.2% Islam ; 0.8% Hinduism ; 0.6% Buddhism ; 0.5% other ; 0.4% Sikhism ; 0.1% Judaism ;
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	38UB (ONS); E07000177 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SP5153928258

Cherwell (/ˈtʃɜːrwɛl/ CHER-wel)^[2]^[3] is a local government district in northern Oxfordshire, England. The district was created in 1974 and 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 and Bicester. Kidlington is a contender for largest village in England.