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Bletchingdon is a village and civil parish
Civil parish

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils....
 in the Cherwell district
Cherwell (district)

Cherwell is a Non-metropolitan district in northern Oxfordshire, England. The district takes its name from the River Cherwell, which drains south through the region to flow into the River Thames at Oxford....
 of Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire is a county in the South East England region, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire....
, England
England

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, a couple of miles north of Kidlington
Kidlington

Kidlington is a large village and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England. It is 8 km north of Oxford and 27 km south of Banbury, between the River Cherwell and the Oxford Canal....
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Bletchingdon is a village and civil parish
Civil parish

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils....
 in the Cherwell district
Cherwell (district)

Cherwell is a Non-metropolitan district in northern Oxfordshire, England. The district takes its name from the River Cherwell, which drains south through the region to flow into the River Thames at Oxford....
 of Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire is a county in the South East England region, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, a couple of miles north of Kidlington
Kidlington

Kidlington is a large village and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England. It is 8 km north of Oxford and 27 km south of Banbury, between the River Cherwell and the Oxford Canal....
. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 872.

The village is also known as Bletchington, and is more commonly referred to as such in official references such as .

Until 1322 the Lord of the Manor of Bletchington was Roger, Lord d'Amory
Roger d'Amory

Sir Roger d'Amory, Lord d'Amory, Baron of Armoy in Ireland, was a nobleman and Constable of Corfe Castle.He was the younger son of Sir Robert d'Amory, Knt., of Bucknell, Oxfordshire & Woodperry, Oxfordshire....
.

It is famous as the one time home of Sir Christopher Wren who came to live in the Rectory. However the village was known as Bletchingham during this time.

With excellent Bed and Breakfast Accommodation and Restaurant in . The village has a , who in 2005 qualified for the National Brass Band
Brass band

A brass band is a musical group generally consisting entirely of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section. Ensembles which include brass and woodwind instruments can in certain traditions also be termed brass bands , but are usually more correctly termed military bands, concert bands, wind bands or wind ensembles....
 Championships in Harrogate.