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{{Short description|Village in Oxfordshire, England}} {{for|the hamlet in Berkshire|Remenham#Culham}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Use British English|date=August 2015}} {{infobox UK place |static_image_name= Trees either side - geograph.org.uk - 1429730.jpg |static_image_caption= St Paul's parish church |coordinates = {{coord|51.652|-1.266|display=inline,title}} |os_grid_reference= SU5095 |label_position= left |official_name= Culham |area_total_km2=8.29 |population= 453 |population_ref= ([[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 Census]]) |civil_parish= Culham |shire_district= [[South Oxfordshire]] |shire_county= [[Oxfordshire]] |region= South East England |country= England |post_town= [[Abingdon, Oxfordshire|Abingdon]] |postcode_district= OX14 |postcode_area= OX |dial_code= 01235 |constituency_westminster= [[Didcot and Wantage (UK Parliament constituency)|Didcot and Wantage]] |website= [http://www.culhamvillage.org.uk/ Culham Village, Oxfordshire] }} '''Culham''' is a village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in a bend of the [[River Thames]], {{convert|1|mi}} south of [[Abingdon, Oxfordshire|Abingdon]] in [[Oxfordshire]]. The parish includes [[Culham Science Centre]] and Europa School UK (formerly the [[European School, Culham]], which was the only [[European Schools|Accredited European School]] within the United Kingdom). The parish is bounded by the Thames to the north, west and south, and by present and former field boundaries to the east. It is low-lying and fairly flat, rising from the Thames [[floodplain]] in the south to a north-facing [[escarpment]] in the north up to {{convert|80|m|disp=flip}} above sea level.<ref name=os>[http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=SU5095] [[Ordnance survey]] website</ref> The [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 Census]] recorded its population as 453.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11122539&c=Culham&d=16&e=62&g=6459361&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1438253752364&enc=1 |title=Area: Culham (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics |work=[[Neighbourhood Statistics]] |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |access-date=30 July 2015}}</ref>
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