ɪt wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌv bˈɜːkʃɚɹ ʌntˈɪl ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ bˈaʊndɚɹi tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz tɹænsfˈɜːd ɪt fɹʌm bˈɜːkʃɚ tʊ ˈɑːksfɚdʃɚ, ænd fɹʌmðə fˈɔːɹmɚ wˈɔlɪŋfɚd ɹˈʊɹɹəl dˈɪstɹɪkt tə ðə nˈuː dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv sˈaʊθ ˈɑːksfɚdʃɚ.
It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it from Berkshire to Oxfordshire, and from the former Wallingford Rural District to the new district of South Oxfordshire.