Chipping Norton
Chipping Norton is a market town and also civil parish in the Cotswold Hills in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England, regarding 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Banbury and 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Oxford. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 6,337. The community has its own theatre. The structure began life as a Salvation Army Citadel, with the first stones, currently noticeable in the auditorium, being stocked 1888. It proceeded for some years as a furnishings storage facility, prior to being uncovered by 2 Royal Shakespeare Company stars, Tamara and John Malcolm in 1968. In 1973, fundraising for the brand-new theatre began in earnest, and a pantomime, Beauty and the Beast was staged in the town hall. The Theatre was opened in 1975 by Tom Baker, the Doctor Who of the time, starting with a light program consisting of movies and lunchtime jazz concerts. The adjacent cottage was bought as well as transformed to end up being bench and also gallery. In 1990 a structure in Goddards Lane was acquired as well as this currently works as green room, workplaces and also wedding rehearsal space. The town additionally is a retail as well as leisure centre for its location, with three supermarkets as well as various stores including branches of nationwide store. It has four pubs and also two resorts with public bars. The town has 3 colleges. Holy Trinity Roman Catholic College as well as St Mary's Church of England School are primary schools. Chipping Norton School is the community's high school and also has a 6th form.