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is cut, consisting of deep trenches filled with crushed white chalk. This figure gives name to the hill, the range and the Vale. It is 114 m (374 ft) long and highly stylised, the neck, body and tail varying little in width.
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Wantage is the only town in the foot or slopes of the vale (Faringdon, on the northwestern rim, is closely associated). Wantage is in a sheltered hollow at the foot of the hills, along which villages concentrate often in long
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referred to the "Vale of White Horse" in his 1610 topographical study on the British Isles. Traditionally, the Vale has been understood to cover an area wider than the present-day local authority district, stretching from
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works at Abingdon in 1980, there is no motor industry, apart from some specialist car makers and component factories. Macdermid Autotype in Wantage remains one of the few large industrial employers in the region.
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The area has been long settled as a productive fertile chalklands above well-drained clay valleys, and well-farmed with many small woodlands and hills between the
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On the summit of the hill there is an extensive and well-preserved circular camp, apparently used by the Romans but of much earlier origin. It is an Iron Age
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A smooth, steep gully on the north flank of White Horse Hill is called the Manger, and to the west of it rises a bald mound named
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administrations since Vale of White Horse was created in 1973. The council was run by the Conservative Party from 2011 until the
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hills were main local water sources, and an accessible water table enabled the growing of fruits, grains and vegetables.
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Other earthworks, in addition to those near the White Horse, overlook the Vale, such as Letcombe Castle (also known as
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As well as being a local authority district, the Vale of White Horse is a geographical, historical and
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The origin of the figure is unknown. Tradition asserted it to be the monument of a victory over the
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A panoramic view into the Vale; the White Horse is on the right and Dragon Hill centre right
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in the district. Previously, since the 19th century, the administrative areas had been the
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are now the only stations within the Vale, although there used to be stations at
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AONB at the junction of four counties. The northern boundary is defined by the
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Several of the village churches in the Vale are of interest, notably the fine
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cruciform building at Uffington, that has an octagonal tower and is known as
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takes place in the Vale, telling the tale of the White Horse's creation in
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on its north and east sides. It is named after the prominent and large
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is a large employer, particularly for scientists and engineers.
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trees that once were a major feature of the Vale were lost to
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is a longstanding agricultural employer within the region.
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resources are mined (quarried) in the Vale. These include
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Characteristic landscape of farmland, hills and woodlands
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The local government district was formed as part of the
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With the closure of British Leyland's long-established
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List of parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire
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The council has been controlled by either 72:Vale of White Horse shown within Oxfordshire 1185:The length of the Vale is traversed by the 2698: 2684: 2676: 2413: 2399: 2391: 1584: 1570: 1562: 1295:- fox hunting pack named after the region. 31: 3232:Non-metropolitan districts of Oxfordshire 1480:"The MG factory at Abingdon closes today" 1127:Learn how and when to remove this message 793:. Numerous springs, the run-off from the 1400:Mavor, William Fordyce (30 April 2024). 1305: 963:To the west of White Horse Hill lies a 495: 431: 375: 353: 318: 292: 260: 236: 174: 76: 64: 52: 1627:Didcot and Wantage County Constituency 2593:List of civil parishes in Oxfordshire 2379:List of civil parishes in Oxfordshire 1242:Harwell Science and Innovation Campus 481: 469: 448: 361: 304: 284: 273: 265: 249: 246:223.4 sq mi (578.6 km) 241: 207: 197: 187: 179: 156: 146: 136: 124: 112: 100: 88: 7: 2630:Sites of Special Scientific Interest 1109:adding citations to reliable sources 894:, a small camp traditionally called 697:Vale of White Horse District Council 691:Oxfordshire County Council elections 193:Vale of White Horse District Council 29:Non-metropolitan district in England 2470:District of the Vale of White Horse 540:White Horse'. It is crossed by the 1478:Webb, Clifford (24 October 1980). 1221:. 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Further to the West, there is 773:ridge, in what is technically a 66: 54: 2331:Oxfordshire County Constituency 1535:The Scouring of the White Horse 1380:A vision of Britain though time 1349:Defoe, Daniel (30 April 2024). 1096:needs additional citations for 1454:"Uffington: St. Mary's Church" 1376:"Berkshire, Surrey and Sussex" 1329:Office for National Statistics 1283:- local museum for the region. 1003:A grassy track represents the 727:The Vale is the valley of the 1: 2465:District of South Oxfordshire 2372:List of places in Oxfordshire 2336:Abingdon Borough Constituency 2293:Municipal Borough of Abingdon 1545:The Ballad of the White Horse 1143:Farmland and White Horse Hill 659:Municipal Borough of Abingdon 544:in its far south, across the 2615:Parliamentary constituencies 2475:District of West Oxfordshire 2346:Abingdon County Constituency 39:Vale of White Horse District 2351:Wantage County Constituency 971:, said to be the home of a 909:, the traditional scene of 152:Milton, Vale of White Horse 3253: 1641:Witney County Constituency 1620:District Council elections 809: 684: 602:, stores and presents the 581:antiquarian and historian 2758: 2436: 2359: 1688: 1600: 1195:Appleford railway station 1071:The Cathedral of the Vale 945:'s 1977 historical novel 785:at its head is 18 miles. 754:and Cretaceous deposits ( 522:local government district 142:Non-metropolitan district 65: 53: 47:Non-metropolitan district 44: 2645:Grade I listed buildings 2620:County Council elections 2303:Faringdon Rural District 1613:County Council elections 1553:, "Puck of Pook's Hill". 1293:Vale of White Horse Hunt 1281:Vale and Downland Museum 973:smith who was never seen 816:Towards the west, above 747:, holding back the soft 671:Faringdon Rural District 637:, taking in three small 596:Vale and Downland Museum 2298:Abingdon Rural District 1255:, Vale of White Horse. 1251:had its head office in 1187:Great Western Main Line 717:2019 UK local elections 667:Abingdon Rural District 571:'s 1748 travel account 542:Ridgeway National Trail 289:640/sq mi (250/km) 115:Non-metropolitan county 18:The Vale of White Horse 3237:Valleys of Oxfordshire 2747:Windsor and Maidenhead 2313:Wantage Rural District 2308:Wantage Urban District 1960:Ardington and Lockinge 1557:Tom Brown's Schooldays 1199:Radley railway station 1144: 934:Tom Brown's Schooldays 875: 860: 833: 675:Wantage Rural District 663:Wantage Urban District 199: • Executive 163:; 50 years ago 3006:Tonbridge and Malling 2847:Basingstoke and Deane 2448:Boroughs or districts 1287:Vale of the Red Horse 1142: 948:Sun Horse, Moon Horse 869:Uffington White Horse 866: 858: 831: 628:Uffington White Horse 554:Uffington White Horse 552:. 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The Vale of White Horse
Non-metropolitan district
Characteristic landscape of farmland, hills and woodlands
Vale of White Horse shown within Oxfordshire
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Constituent country
England
Region
South East England
Non-metropolitan county
Oxfordshire
Historic county
Berkshire
Non-metropolitan district
Milton, Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse District Council
Liberal Democrat
MPs
Olly Glover
Layla Moran
Charlie Maynard
(of 296)
(of 296)
2021
Ethnic groups
White
Asian
Mixed
Black

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