ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ ɪt wʌz tɹænsfˈɜːd fɹʌm bˈɜːkʃɚ tə ðə kˈaʊnti ʌv ˈɑːksfɚdʃɚ ænd fɹʌm wˈɔlɪŋfɚd ɹˈʊɹɹəl dˈɪstɹɪkt tə ðə dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv sˈaʊθ ˈɑːksfɚdʃɚ.
In 1974 it was transferred from Berkshire to the county of Oxfordshire and from Wallingford Rural District to the district of South Oxfordshire.