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Woodstock, Oxfordshire

UK Place
Demography
Population2924 ((2001 census))
Administration
ParishWoodstock
Districts of EnglandWest Oxfordshire
Shire countyOxfordshire
RegionSouth East England
CountryEngland
Other Information
Post townWoodstock
Postcode districtOX20 OX
Dialling code01993
UK ParliamentWitney

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Woodstock is a small town 8 mi (12.9 km) northwest of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. It is the location of Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Winston Churchill was born in Blenheim Palace in 1874 and is buried in the nearby village of Bladon.

Edward, elder son of King Edward III and heir apparent, prince of Aquitaine and Wales, Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Chester was born in Woodstock Manor on 15 June 1330. During his lifetime, he was commonly called Edward of Woodstock.

During the reign of Mary I, her half-sister Princess Elizabeth was imprisoned in the gatehouse of Woodstock Manor.


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