Woodstock is a market town and civil parish 8 miles (13 kilometres) 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 alongside Woodstock, in the parish of Blenheim. Winston Churchill was born in the palace in 1874 and hidden in the neighboring village of Bladon. Edward, older son of King Edward III as well as heir apparent, was birthed in Woodstock Manor on 15 June 1330. In his life time he was frequently called Edward of Woodstock, however is known today as the Black Prince. In the power of Queen Mary I, her half-sister Elizabeth was sent to prison in the gatehouse of Woodstock Manor.