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| Name | Emmington |
| Alt names | Ammington | source: alternate spelling |
| Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 51.715°N 0.928°W |
| Located in | Oxfordshire, England |
| See also | Lewknor Hundred, Oxfordshire, England | ancient county division in which it was located | | Thame Rural, Oxfordshire, England | rural district in which it was located 1894-1932 | | Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England | parish into which it was absorbed in 1932 | | Bullingdon Rural, Oxfordshire, England | rural district in which it was located 1932-1974 | | South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England | district municipality covering the area since 1974 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
Emmington is a village in Chinnor civil parish about 4.5 miles (7 km) southeast of Thame in Oxfordshire. Before 1932 Emmington was a separate civil parish and part of Thame Rural District from 1894 until it was abolished.
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Emmington from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "EMMINGTON, or Ammington, a parish in Thame [registration] district, Oxford; adjacent to Bucks, under the Chiltern hills, 3¼ miles SE by S of Thame town and [railway] station. Post town: Thame. Acres: 726. Real property: £1,305. Population: 88. Houses: 18. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value: £162. Patron: P. T. Wykeman, Esq. The church is ancient, probably Norman."
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Categories: Oxfordshire, England | Emmington, Oxfordshire, England | Lewknor Hundred, Oxfordshire, England | Thame Rural, Oxfordshire, England | Bullingdon Rural, Oxfordshire, England | Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England | South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England |
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