Woodstock is a market town as well as civil parish 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Oxford in 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 as well as hidden in the nearby town of Bladon. Edward, older son of King Edward III and also heir apparent, was born in Woodstock Manor on 15 June 1330. In his life time he was typically called Edward of Woodstock, but is known today as the Black Prince. In the regime of Queen Mary I, her half-sister Elizabeth was sent to prison in the lodge of Woodstock Manor.