Chipping Norton
Chipping Norton is a market town and civil parish in the Cotswold Hills in the West Oxfordshire area of Oxfordshire, England, concerning 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Banbury and 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Oxford. The 2011 Census recorded the church's population as 6,337. The community has its own theatre. The building started life as a Salvation Army Citadel, with the initial rocks, currently noticeable in the amphitheater, being laid in 1888. It continued for some years as a furniture storage facility, before being uncovered by 2 Royal Shakespeare Firm actors, Tamara and also John Malcolm in 1968. In 1973, fundraising for the new theatre started in earnest, and also 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 programme consisting of movies and also lunchtime jazz concerts. The adjacent home was bought and converted to come to be bench and gallery. In 1990 a building in Goddards Lane was acquired and also this now serves as green room, offices and also practice session area. The community likewise is a retail and also recreation centre for its location, with three supermarkets and various shops consisting of branches of nationwide store. It has 4 public houses as well as two hotels with public bars. The community has 3 schools. Divine Trinity Roman Catholic College as well as St Mary's Church of England School are primary schools. Chipping Norton School is the town's secondary school and also has a sixth kind.