Faringdon
Faringdon is a historical market town in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. Within the historic boundaries of Berkshire, it is 18 miles (29 km) south-west of Oxford, 10 miles (16 kilometres) north-west of Wantage and 12 miles (19 kilometres) east-north-east of Swindon. It is a big church, its lowest parts extending to the River Thames in the north and also its highest possible ground getting to the Ridgeway in the south. Faringdon was the westernmost town in Berkshire until the 1974 border modifications moved it to Oxfordshire. The civil parish is formally Wonderful Faringdon to distinguish it from Little Faringdon in West Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census gave a population of 7,121. On 1 February 2004, Faringdon was offered Fairtrade Town status, as the first Fairtrade Town in South East England. It is the base for Faringdon Enterprise Gateway, which helps and also encourages services in rural west Oxfordshire.