A small village close to Burford, just over a mile further up the Windrush Valley. The village was renowned in earlier times for its stone…
Midway between Blenheim Great Park and the Wychwood Forest, Stonesfield enjoys a hillside position above the meandering Evenlode. The village is…
The attractive ford across ‘The Shill’ brook, the open village green and pretty stone cottages are much photographed and make the village of…
The village of Aston, four miles south of Witney, is centred around the Square - which is actually a triangle! Often linked with the neighbouring…
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…
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,…
This pretty village of Cotswold stone and thatched roofs is romantically positioned on the River Windrush. Reputedly the region’s most haunted…
Heart of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds and still a place of mystery, the area was once the ancient Royal Hunting Forest of Wychwood, much of which…
Long Hanborough is a large village with an attractive mixture of thatched, stone, slate and tile roofed cottages. Lying between Witney and Woodstock,…
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…
The village of Ascott under Wychwood is situated on the south side of the River Evenlode and lies on the Cotswold Railway (between Worcester and…
The church spire of St. Michael’s can be seen for miles, as Leafield is a hill-top village and a centre for the Wychwood Forest. Leafield was once…
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…
A short distance from Burford, the village overlooks the Windrush valley. The parish church is Norman, showing traces of earlier Saxon work. There…
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…
Just to the north of Chipping Norton, a pretty hamlet on the edge of a fine wooded park. Its little green has an unusual Victorian memorial…
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…
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…
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.…
