Place:Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England

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NameWoodstock
TypeHamlet, Civil parish, Borough (municipal)
Coordinates51.867°N 1.35°W
Located inOxfordshire, England
See alsoWootton Hundred, Oxfordshire, Englandancient county division in which it was located
Contained Places
Castle
Woodstock Palace ( - 1660 )
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Woodstock is a market town and civil parish, north-west of Oxford in West Oxfordshire in the county of Oxfordshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 3,100.

Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is next to Woodstock, in the parish of Blenheim. Winston Churchill was born in the palace in 1874 and buried in the nearby village of Bladon. Edward, elder son of King Edward III and heir apparent, was born in Woodstock Manor on 15 June 1330. In his lifetime he was commonly called Edward of Woodstock, but is known today as the Black Prince. In the reign of Queen Mary I, her half-sister Elizabeth was imprisoned in the gatehouse of Woodstock Manor.

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