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Women Plead with MPs Amid Fears Male Migrants Will Outnumber Them
Women of Piddington say 1,256 adult men would outnumber residents 10 to 1 and threaten safety if the asylum plan goes ahead.
Women in the tiny Oxfordshire village of Piddington have appealed to female MPs in a video message to stop the government placing 1,256 male migrants beside their community, warning the scheme would leave local women afraid to move freely.
Piddington has only around 350 residents, meaning the proposed centre at the former MOD Bicester site could accommodate approximately 3.6 asylum seekers for every villager, amplifying local fears.
The 133 women of Piddington warned in an open letter to Parliament that their "safety, security and freedoms" would be threatened, stating "they would outnumber us 10 to one" if the plan proceeds.
To protest the government's migrant housing plan, residents have launched the "Village That Roared" campaign, with a symbolic independence referendum scheduled for Tuesday, September 15, 2026, coinciding with "Battle of Britain Day."
Similar demonstrations against asylum facilities have occurred in communities like Crowborough and around RAF Barnham earlier this year, while the government's own factsheet acknowledges many in the proposed cohort arrived via illegal routes.