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Burford

UK Place
Demography
Population1340 ((parish), 1878 (ward) (2001 census))
Administration
ParishBurford
Districts of EnglandWest Oxfordshire
Shire countyOxfordshire
RegionSouth East England
CountryEngland
Other Information
Post townBurford
Postcode districtOX18 OX
Dialling code01993
UK ParliamentWitney

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Burford ( ) is a small town on the River Windrush in the Cotswold hills in west Oxfordshire, England, about 18 mi (29 km) west of Oxford, 22 mi (35.4 km) southeast of Cheltenham and only 2 mi (3.2 km) from the Gloucestershire boundary. The toponym derives from the Old English words burh meaning fortified town or hilltown and ford meaning ford (crossing).


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