Crowmarsh is a civil parish 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...

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Formation and constituent settlements

The civil parish was formed on 1 April 1932 by the amalgamation of four existing parishes.

The four parishes retain their individual identities as the villages of Crowmarsh Gifford

Crowmarsh Gifford

Crowmarsh Gifford is a village in the civil parish of Crowmarsh in South Oxfordshire. It is beside the River Thames opposite the market town of Wallingford, the two being linked via Wallingford Bridge...

, North Stoke

North Stoke, Oxfordshire

North Stoke is a village beside the River Thames in the Crowmarsh civil parish in South Oxfordshire, south of the market town of Wallingford.-Parish church:...

, Mongewell

Mongewell

Mongewell is a village in the civil parish of Crowmarsh, about south of Wallingford in Oxfordshire. Mongewell is on the east bank of the Thames, linked with the west bank at Winterbrook by the nearby Winterbrook Bridge...

 and Newnham Murren

Newnham Murren

Newnham Murren is a village in the Thames Valley in South Oxfordshire, about east of the market town of Wallingford. Newnham Murren is in the civil parish of Crowmarsh and is now contiguous with the village of Crowmarsh Gifford.-History:...

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Governance

Crowmarsh has three tiers of local government.

The lowest tier is Crowmarsh Parish Council, which has responsibility for minor matters such as allotment

Allotment (gardening)

An allotment garden, often called simply an allotment, is a plot of land made available for individual, non-professional gardening. Such plots are formed by subdividing a piece of land into a few or up to several hundreds of land parcels that are assigned to individuals or families...

s, open spaces and community halls. The parish council has 12 members, elected for a four-year term.

The middle level is South Oxfordshire

South Oxfordshire

South Oxfordshire is a local government district in Oxfordshire, England. Its council is based in Crowmarsh Gifford, just outside Wallingford....

 District Council. The district council has responsibility for matters such as housing

Council house

A council house, otherwise known as a local authority house, is a form of public or social housing. The term is used primarily in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Council houses were built and operated by local councils to supply uncrowded, well-built homes on secure tenancies at...

, planning and waste collection. The district is divided into 19 wards for the elections of councillors. Crowmarsh ward, which comprises the parishes of Crowmarsh, Ipsden and Nuffield, elects one councillor to the forty-eight member authority.

The upper tier of local government is Oxfordshire County Council

Oxfordshire County Council

Oxfordshire County Council, established in 1889, is the county council, or upper-tier local authority, for the non-metropolitan county of Oxfordshire, in the South East of England, an elected body responsible for the most strategic local government services in the county.-History:County Councils...

, which administers "wide area" strategic services such as education, highways and social services. Crowmarsh forms part of the Benson electoral division, returning one councilor to the 74 member body.

External links

Crowmarsh Gifford Community Site