Bix and Assendon
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Bix and Assendon is a civil parish in the Chiltern Hills
just north of Henley-on-Thames
in South Oxfordshire
, England
. The parish includes the villages of Bix
, Lower Assendon
and Middle Assendon
. The 2001 census
recorded a parish population of 531.
Chiltern Hills
The Chiltern Hills form a chalk escarpment in South East England. They are known locally as "the Chilterns". A large portion of the hills was designated officially as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1965.-Location:...
just north of Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from Reading, 10 miles upstream and west from Maidenhead...
in South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire is a local government district in Oxfordshire, England. Its council is based in Crowmarsh Gifford, just outside Wallingford....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The parish includes the villages of Bix
Bix, Oxfordshire
Bix is a village in the civil parish of Bix and Assendon in South Oxfordshire, about northwest of Henley-on-Thames. The village is about above sea level in the Chiltern Hills.-History:...
, Lower Assendon
Lower Assendon
Lower Assendon is a village in the Stonor valley in the Chiltern Hills, about northwest of Henley-on-Thames in South Oxfordshire, England.The road between Henley and Wallingford passes the village. It was made into a turnpike in 1736 and ceased to be a turnpike in 1873...
and Middle Assendon
Middle Assendon
Middle Assendon is a village in the Stonor valley in the Chiltern Hills. It is about northwest of Henley-on-Thames in South Oxfordshire, England.The village has a public house, the .-External links:*...
. The 2001 census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
recorded a parish population of 531.