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The library opened in its current location in 1973 as Oxford Central Library above shops in Westgate, Oxford. [1] Over 500,000 items are available for loan. [2] The library is run by Oxfordshire County Council. Due to the redevelopment of the Westgate Centre, the library closed to the public on February 27, 2016.
Its remit was to collect historic documents related to the history of Oxfordshire as well as the records of Oxfordshire County Council itself. These collections were significantly enlarged when the Bodleian Library transferred responsibility for the diocesan, archdeaconry and parish collections of Oxfordshire to the Oxfordshire Record Office in ...
Established in 1889, it is an elected body responsible for most strategic local government services in the county. Oxfordshire County Council provides a wide range of services, including education (schools, libraries and youth services), social services, public health, highway maintenance, waste disposal, emergency planning, consumer protection ...
Oxfordshire (/ ˈ ɒ k s f ər d ʃ ər,-ʃ ɪər / OKS-fərd-shər, -sheer; abbreviated Oxon) is a ceremonial county in South East England.The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Gloucestershire to the west.
For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England increased the number of seats in Oxfordshire from six to seven, due to the electorates of all six existing constituencies being above the maximum allowed quota.
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Churchill and Sarsden are civil parishes in West Oxfordshire with a common parish council, about 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Chipping Norton. The joint body was formed in 2012 by merging the formerly separate parish councils of Churchill and Sarsden .
The Westgate Shopping Centre opened in 1972, and was originally owned by Oxford City Council. The centre included branches of Selfridges , Sainsbury's and C&A . [ 6 ] The central library was also moved to the centre from the Town Hall , being opened by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother , on 31 October 1973. [ 7 ]