▁s unk ▁by ▁American ▁sub mar ines ▁Category : 1 9 4 3 ▁ships ▁Category : O ilers <0x0A> </s> ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton ▁is ▁a ▁market ▁town ▁and ▁civil ▁parish ▁in ▁the ▁C ots w old ▁Hills ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Oxford shire ▁district ▁of ▁Oxford shire , ▁England , ▁about ▁ ▁south west ▁of ▁Ban bury ▁and ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁Oxford . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Census ▁recorded ▁the ▁parish ' s ▁population ▁as ▁ 6 , 3 3 7 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Pre - 1 8 0 0 ▁ ▁The ▁Roll right ▁St ones , ▁a ▁stone ▁circle ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton , ▁is ▁evidence ▁of ▁pre histor ic ▁habit ation ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁town ' s ▁name ▁means ▁' market ▁north ▁town ', ▁with ▁" Ch ipping " ▁( from ▁Old ▁English ▁c ē ping ) ▁meaning ▁' market '. ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁settlement ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁a ▁hill ▁on ▁which ▁stand ▁the ▁mot te - and - ba iley ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton ▁Castle . ▁Only ▁the ▁earth works ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁remain . ▁ ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁parish ▁church ▁of ▁St . ▁Mary ▁the ▁Virgin ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁hill ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁castle . ▁Part s ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁building ▁may ▁date ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century . ▁It ▁retain s ▁features ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁and ▁ 1 4 th ▁centuries . ▁The ▁nave ▁was