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Edgcote

Former civil parishes in NorthamptonshireUse British English from March 2014Villages in NorthamptonshireWest Northamptonshire District
Edgecote geograph.org.uk 189922
Edgecote geograph.org.uk 189922

Edgcote is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Chipping Warden and Edgcote, in the West Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. It is situated on the River Cherwell. The parish was bounded by the river to the north and by one of its tributaries to the east. The village is about 5.5 miles (9 km) north-east of Banbury in neighbouring Oxfordshire, and the south-western boundary of the parish formed part of the county boundary. In 2001 the parish had a population of 57.

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N 52.126 ° E -1.265 °
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OX17 1AG , Chipping Warden and Edgcote
England, United Kingdom
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Edgecote geograph.org.uk 189922
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