The attractive ford across ‘The Shill’ brook, the open village green and pretty stone cottages are much photographed and make the village of…
The hamlet of Cote is set amidst farming land and several 17C/18C farm houses survive. Particulary noteworthy, though, is the 18C Baptist chapel, a…
A small village, close to the River Thames, handy for Oxford, and south east of Witney. Tucked away off the beaten track with plenty of walks. The…
A short distance from Burford, the village overlooks the Windrush valley. The parish church is Norman, showing traces of earlier Saxon work. There…
With its medieval bridge, old stone houses and attractive Tudor and Georgian frontages, Burford is justifiably one of the most picturesque towns in…
Swinbrook is a small village on the River Windrush, about 2 miles east of Burford. Apparently untouched for generations, it is the quintessential…
A small, quiet village 2 miles south west of Burford, close to the county border with Gloucestershire, Westwell supposedly takes its name from the…
Just north of Chipping Norton, set high on a hill and enjoying panoramic views across the valley, Great Rollright is the larger of The Rollrights,…
For a small village, Asthall is rich in history: a former Roman settlement on Akeman Street, which linked Cirencester with St Albans; the village…
The ancient market town of Bampton lies in the south of the area, not far from the River Thames. Until about 1850 it stood in the centre of a large…
The ancient market town of Eynsham began life as a small Romano-British settlement and today retains much of its medieval heritage, including 16th…
Bladon lies on the south side of Blenheim Park and is best known for being the burial place of Sir Winston Churchill (and his wife) at St Martins…
Known across the world for blanket making, especially in North America where the Witney Point Blanket was traded in exchange for furs, the town owes…
Glympton is a charming little village on the River Glyme, 3 miles north of Woodstock. The village was once grouped around the parish church but in…
Best known for the 4th century Roman villa site alongside the River Evenlode, North Leigh sits halfway between Witney and Woodstock. The village is…
Sitting within the boundaries of the ancient royal hunting Forest of Wychwood, Finstock is a peaceful village which dates back to 1135. While parts…
A small village with many interesting buildings. All Saints Church (1827) has features modelled on three Oxford colleges. There is a Gothic…
Situated in the Evenlode Valley and traversing part of the Oxfordshire Way, this scenic village has an attractive green and still retains its 15th…
A small village at the end of a non-through road that peters out at the Thames towpath.
The village church, St George's, dates back to the end of…
