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Covering Oxford, Banbury, Witney, Bicester, Henley-on-Thames, Carterton, Thame, Abingdon, Chipping Norton, Didcot, Wallingford, Wantage and all areas of Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire s a county in the south of England. Oxfordshire’s county town is the University City of Oxford. Other major towns in Oxfordshire include Banbury, Chipping Norton, Bicester, Thame, Witney, Chinnor, Wantage, Didcot, Wallingford, Henley-on-Thames and Kidlington.
Oxford has a population of just less than one hundred and fifty thousand and is home to Oxford University - the oldest university in the world and probably what the county of Oxfordshire is most famous for. Oxford University can be traced back to the 11th century and is made up of 39 colleges. The University is often named in the top ten universities in the world and is normally considered to be in the top two universities in the UK.
Henley-on-Thames is in the south east corner of the area covered by Marquee Hire Oxfordshire and is the site of the well known Henley Royal Regatta.
In the 1960's the worlds largest coffee producing facility was built in Banbury. The town was made more accessible in 1790 due to the building of the Oxford Canal.
Wantage, in south west Oxfordshire, was the birthplace of King Alfred the Great and was the home town of the Jockey, Lester Piggot during his school years.
The healthy town of Didcot, where residents can expect a health life until 86 compared with that of the rest of England that is 67 or 68, used to be in Berkshire but is now in Oxfordshire.
In September the largest one day agricultural show takes place in Thame.
Oxfam have their emergency warehouse in Bicester. Another town in the same area of Oxfordshire is Woodstock – which is home to Blenheim Castle. Blenheim Castle is home to the Dukes of Marlborough and is open to the public. The Palace was used for some of the scenes in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and in 1987 was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Other Oxfordshire towns of note include Chipping Norton – often used as a gateway to the Cotswolds, Oliver Cromwell comanded the destruction of the castle in Wallingford, Abingdon – formerly the county town of Berkshire and Witney – famous for its blankets.
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