In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Chipping Norton like this:
Chipping Norton, mun. bor., township, and par. with ry. sta., NW. Oxfordshire, 12 miles SW. of Banbury and 89 miles NW. of London -- par., 4872 ac., pop. 4607; township and bor., pop. 4167; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Wednesday. Chipping Norton Junction, ry. sta., is 5 miles SW. of Chipping Norton.
Chipping Norton through time
Chipping Norton is now part of West Oxfordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Oxfordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Chipping Norton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Chipping Norton in West Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/149
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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