A short distance from Burford, the village overlooks the Windrush valley. The parish church is Norman, showing traces of earlier Saxon work. There…
Enstone was originally recorded as Henestan in the Domesday Book of 1086 and as Enestan and Ennestan in records held at Winchcombe Abbey from 1185.…
Located towards the southern edge of the ancient Wychwood Forest, Hailey derives its name from 'lea', a woodland clearing, for making 'hay'. Despite…
The village of Aston, four miles south of Witney, is centred around the Square - which is actually a triangle! Often linked with the neighbouring…
Carterton is one of Oxfordshire’s newest towns and the second largest in West Oxfordshire. In 1894 the enterprising William Carter bought part of…
Tucked away close to the Oxford Canal, the River Cherwell and north east of Woodstock, this character village has many stone buildings and its…
Historically Wootton was the main settlement between two small rivers, the Glyme and the Dorn, which flow into the lake in Blenheim Park. Over time…
Near to Bampton, this village is worth a visit to see the outstanding medieval wall paintings in the church. The painter William Turner (1789 -…
Constructed by 19th century landscape gardener, John Loudon, as part of an extensive park overlooking the Worton Valley, Great Tew is often referred…
Best known for the 4th century Roman villa site alongside the River Evenlode, North Leigh sits halfway between Witney and Woodstock. The village is…
A small, quiet village 2 miles south west of Burford, close to the county border with Gloucestershire, Westwell supposedly takes its name from the…
Dating back to medieval times, Milton under Wychwood is a large working village on the edge of the Evenlode valley and is one of three villages named…
An attractive village with two village greens in the broad acres of the Thames Valley, east of Lechlade set amidst good farming country, with a…
Swinbrook is a small village on the River Windrush, about 2 miles east of Burford. Apparently untouched for generations, it is the quintessential…
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…
Together with Broadwell and Kencot, Langford forms a long roadside community off the main Lechlade to Burford road, in the broad upper Thames…
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…
The site of a fierce battle in 1387, Radcot provides one of the oldest crossing points over the River Thames. Today the village is made up of little…
