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Kidlington has about 50 shops, banks and building societies, a public library, a large village hall and a weekly market. There are seven public houses, two cafes, and four restaurants. The public houses are concentrated along the main A4260 road through the village. North to south these are: the Black Horse, the Black Bull, the Red Lion and the Squire Bassett (changed to the Dogwood after new management, but then later back to the Squire Bassett), as well as the King's Arms in the Moors, and the Six Bells in Mill Street.
The village is home to the headquarters of the Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, Thames Valley Police, the county St. John Ambulance, and the major European publishing company Elsevier which has its UK head office here. Oxford Airport, renamed London Oxford Airport in 2009, is also in Kidlington; since 1962 it has had a pilot training school that has trained thousands of pilots for many airlines in over 40 countries. There are several industrial and business parks and a large motor park in the north of the village. Campsfield House, one of ten Immigration Detention Centres run for the UK government, is also there.
Kidlington also has a social media platform on Facebook and Twitter, which can be seen at http://www.facebook.com/Kidlington
There is a secondary school (Gosford Hill) and a handful of primary schools to deal with the expanding population. Recently Gosford Hill School has started a narrowband radio show for its pupils.
Kidlington has a Women's Institute.
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