Information for town and parish councils

Have you changed your contact details?

If any of your contact details have changed, such as a new email address, or a new parish clerk contact us and we will update our records.

Useful pages

• Becoming a councillor
• Broadband and mobile coverage
• Bus stops and shelters
• Common land and village greens
• Community planning
• Consultation
• Corporate governance (data protection)
• Councillors
• District councils
• Freedom of Information
• Funding and grants
• Key statistics
• Managers and departments
• Parish clerk contact details
• Pavements
• Potholes
• Rights of way (includes footpaths, bridleways and byways)
• Road safety
• Street lighting
• Traffic calming and speed humps
• Verges (includes grass-cutting)

You can view parish council boundaries on the Oxfordshire Administrative Areas Map.

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils

The Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils is part of a national network and has been representing town and parish councils (and parish meetings) for over 60 years. It provides advice and information for them, and training for councillors and clerks. It represents local council interests through partnerships with other local and regional agencies in the public, private and voluntary sectors.

External websites

• Commission for Rural Communities
  Provides independent advice to government to the needs of people living in rural England are met.
• Data protection information
  from the Information Commissioner's Office.
• Direct Gov
  Links through to all government information and services.
• Local.Gov
  Aimed at local authorities, this site provides quick and easy access to information from government departments, agencies and public bodies.
• National Association of Local Councils (NALC)
  Representing 10,000 community, parish and town councils in England and Wales. Includes a publications section and a free legal advisory service to members.
• Neighbourhood policing information
  from Thames Valley Police.
• New Local Government Network
  The NLGN is a think tank whose aims are to empower local communities and transform public services. Includes publications, some of which are free.
• Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils
  Represents and provides services for member town and parish councils and parish meetings.
• Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action (OCVA)
  The main umbrella organisation for the voluntary and community sector in Oxfordshire.
• Oxfordshire Data Hub  (formerly known as Insight Oxfordshire) 
  Enables dynamic data investigation on people, places, health and welfare, children and young people, housing, economy and employment, environment and crime and community safety in Oxfordshire.
• Oxfordshire Playing Fields Association
  Independent registered charity promoting good-quality neighbourhood play and recreation opportunities throughout the county.
• Community First Oxfordshire
  A registered charity that aims to improve the quality of life for those who live or work in rural Oxfordshire.
• Rural transport information
  from Oxfordshire Rural Community Council.
• Society of Local Council Clerks
  The professional body for local council clerks. Its membership is steadily growing and the society now represents clerks from over 4,000 councils in England and Wales.
• Village hall information
  from Oxfordshire Rural Community Council.
• Village shops information
  from Oxfordshire Rural Community Council.