Chipping Norton
Chipping Norton is a market town as well as civil parish in the Cotswold Hills in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England, about 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Banbury as well as 18 miles (29 kilometres) northwest of Oxford. The 2011 Census recorded the church's population as 6,337. The town has its very own theatre. The building began life as a Salvation Army Citadel, with the very first stones, currently noticeable in the auditorium, being laid in 1888. It proceeded for some years as a furniture stockroom, before being uncovered by two Royal Shakespeare Firm actors, Tamara as well as John Malcolm in 1968. In 1973, fundraising for the new theatre started in earnest, as well as 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, beginning with a light programme including movies and also lunchtime jazz concerts. The adjacent home was purchased and also converted to come to be the bar and gallery. In 1990 a structure in Goddards Lane was bought and also this currently works as green room, workplaces as well as rehearsal space. The community also is a retail as well as recreation centre for its location, with 3 supermarkets and also many shops consisting of branches of national store. It has 4 hostelries as well as two resorts with public bars. The community has 3 institutions. Divine Trinity Roman Catholic Institution and St Mary's Church of England School are primary schools. Chipping Norton School is the community's secondary school and also has a sixth type.