Chipping Norton
Chipping Norton is a market community and civil parish in the Cotswold Hills in the West Oxfordshire area of Oxfordshire, England, concerning 12 miles (19 kilometres) southwest of Banbury and also 18 miles (29 kilometres) northwest of Oxford. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 6,337. The town has its own theatre. The structure started life as a Salvation Army Citadel, with the initial stones, currently visible in the amphitheater, being laid in 1888. It continued for some years as a furnishings warehouse, before being uncovered by 2 Royal Shakespeare Firm actors, Tamara and also John Malcolm in 1968. In 1973, fundraising for the new theatre began in earnest, and a pantomime, Beauty and the Beast was presented in the town hall. The Theatre was opened in 1975 by Tom Baker, the Doctor Who of the time, starting with a light program including films and also lunchtime jazz performances. The adjoining home was bought and transformed to end up being the bar and gallery. In 1990 a structure in Goddards Lane was bought and also this now serves as green room, workplaces as well as rehearsal space. The community additionally is a retail and leisure centre for its location, with three supermarkets and also countless shops consisting of branches of nationwide chain stores. It has four pubs and 2 hotels with public bars. The town has three institutions. Divine Trinity Roman Catholic School and St Mary's Church of England School are primary schools. Chipping Norton School is the community's high school and also has a 6th type.
