Blenheim, Oxfordshire

Blenheim is a civil parish in the West Oxfordshire district, in Oxfordshire, England, about 7 miles (11 km) north of Oxford.[1] At its edge is Blenheim Palace, which is the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill and the ancestral home of the Dukes of Marlborough. In 2001 it had a population of 78.[2] The parish was formed on 1 April 1954 from Blenheim Park and part of Hensington Without.[3]

Blenheim
Blenheim
Location within Oxfordshire
Population78 (2001 census)
Civil parish
  • Blenheim
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament

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