 It was made a separate civil parish in 1866.In 1931 the parish was united with Aston and Cote to form Aston Bampton, which was united with Shifford in 1954 to form the parish of Aston Bampton and Shifford, later renamed Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney.The area lies on alluvial deposits from the River Thames producing calcareous clayey soils of the Thames series.