Travellers in Bicester have been served with a direction to leave after pitching up on Friday evening (May 17).
The group is in the park off Manston Close near the Lidl store in Launton Road but has now been informed they must leave by Oxfordshire County Council.
Authorities were made aware at 9pm on Friday before alerting both Bicester Town Council and the county council.
A county council statement issued on Tuesday afternoon said: "[The travellers] have been served with a direction to leave by 11am tomorrow morning and police have been informed."
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Thames Valley Police said: "We were made aware of an unauthorised encampment on land off Manston Close on Friday (May 17).
“Officers attended and code of conduct paperwork has been served.
"No disruption has been caused."
It is understood the land is owned by Bicester Town Council.
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