Vale of the White Horse

Vale of the White Horse

Vale of White Horse

Vale Of WhiteHorse dans l'Oxfordshire

Vale of White Horse (Val du cheval blanc) est l'un cinq des districts de l’Oxfordshire, en Angleterre. il a été formé le 1er avril 1974. Le Vale of White Horse correspond à la vallée de l'Ock une petite rivière au centre large vallée et qui se jette dans la Tamise. Il comporte 68 paroisses civiles, la plus peuplée étant celle d'Abingdon dans l'est du district, au confluent de l'Ock et de la Tamise.

Son nom est dû au Cheval blanc d'Uffington.

Villes principales:

Jumelage

La ville française de Colmar en Alsace dans le Haut-Rhin est symboliquement jumelée avec Vale of White Horse (cf jumelage culturel des villes françaises avec des villes en Europe et dans le monde)

Cheval blanc d'Uffington
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