Cherwell

Local authority district in Oxfordshire, England

Coordinates:	51.98, -1.29
OS grid ref:	SP 49 31

Cherwell is a largely rural local government district in northern Oxfordshire, England, taking its name from the River Cherwell that winds through valleys and small floodplain meadows. The district combines rolling countryside and attractive villages with the market towns of Banbury and Bicester, and large suburban settlements such as Kidlington, with the city of Oxford lying just to the south-west and parts of the Cotswolds on its western fringes.

Historically shaped by coaching routes, canals and later railways, the area mixes agricultural land and conservation interest with significant modern growth: Bicester has become a retail and transport hub (notably Bicester Village and fast rail links), while Banbury retains a strong market-town identity and industrial base. Socially it is a patchwork of long-established village communities, commuter suburbs and newer housing developments, with local civic life centred on places such as Bodicote and a countryside popular for walking, heritage sites and riverside leisure.

Cherwell postcode districts

OX5, OX15, OX16, OX25, OX26, OX27

Most populated places in Cherwell

Places in Cherwell

Adderbury Parish
Adderbury and Twyford Built-up area
Ambrosden Built-up area
Banbury Built-up area
Barford St. Michael Built-up area
Bicester Built-up area
Bletchingdon Built-up area
Bloxham Built-up area
Charlton-on-Otmoor Built-up area
Chesterton Built-up area
Claydon with Clattercot Parish
Cropredy Built-up area
Deddington Built-up area
Duns Tew Built-up area
Finmere Built-up area
Fringford Built-up area
Fritwell Built-up area
Hook Norton Built-up area
Islip Built-up area
Kidlington Built-up area
Kirtlington Built-up area
Merton Parish
Shenington Built-up area
Shenington with Alkerton Parish
Somerton Parish
Steeple Aston Built-up area
Stratton Audley Built-up area
Tadmarton Parish
Upper Heyford Built-up area
Wardington Built-up area
Weston-on-the-Green Built-up area
Yarnton Built-up area