Faringdon
Faringdon is a historic market community in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. Within the historic borders of Berkshire, it is 18 miles (29 km) south-west of Oxford, 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Wantage and 12 miles (19 km) east-north-east of Swindon. It is a large church, its lowest parts reaching the River Thames in the north and its highest possible ground reaching the Ridgeway in the south. Faringdon was the westernmost town in Berkshire until the 1974 limit adjustments moved it to Oxfordshire. The civil church is formally Great Faringdon to differentiate it from Little Faringdon in West Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census offered a population of 7,121. On 1 February 2004, Faringdon was provided Fairtrade Town status, as the initial Fairtrade Town in South East England. It is the base for Faringdon Enterprise Gateway, which helps as well as recommends services in country west Oxfordshire.