The village of Aston, four miles south of Witney, is centred around the Square - which is actually a triangle! Often linked with the neighbouring…
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…
The name of Salford originates from a crossing in the London turnpike road and an old salt track from the Midlands salt mines. Salford is a small…
Freeland's name derives from the Old English word, fyrth, meaning a wood and the village developed as a ribbon community along the old road between…
A short distance from Burford, the village overlooks the Windrush valley. The parish church is Norman, showing traces of earlier Saxon work. There…
Carterton is one of Oxfordshire’s newest towns and the second largest in West Oxfordshire. In 1894 the enterprising William Carter bought part of…
South Leigh lies 2½ miles (4 km) south east of Witney and 8 miles (13 km) west of Oxford. It was first mentioned in the late 12th century, by which…
Close to the River Windrush just south of Witney and now by-passed, the village focal point is its beautiful pond on the green. The church tithe…
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…
Situated in the Evenlode Valley and traversing part of the Oxfordshire Way, this scenic village has an attractive green and still retains its 15th…
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 hamlet of Cote is set amidst farming land and several 17C/18C farm houses survive. Particulary noteworthy, though, is the 18C Baptist chapel, a…
Woodstock, eight miles north west of Oxford is often visited for two reasons: Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, and his grave…
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,…
You may go looking for two villages but in practice you’ll only find one - and a beautiful one it is - though 'officially' the small Broadwell…
An Abbey is recorded at Bruern as early as 1147. The monastery was small and disreputable even compared to others in the Cotswolds, with a racy…
The name Combe, meaning valley, seems inappropriate for a village set on a hill top 45m above Evenlode valley floor! The village may have moved…
Chipping Norton is a bustling, buzzing, working Cotswold market town at the ‘Gateway to the Cotswolds’ boasting a packed agenda of local festivals,…
A beautiful and peaceful stone village on the north-east edge of the Cotswolds. Ramsden, meaning 'wild garlic valley', is another ideal base for…
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