Taynton
Towns & Villages
Burford
Oxfordshire
OX18 4UH
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 quarries, which produced an excellent limestone used in many important buildings throughout the Thames Valley, and for the local stonemasons that learnt to work it - Sir Christopher Wren hired a Master Mason from Taynton for St Paul's Cathedral. The tall towered village church, St John The Evangelist, dates mainly to 15C and contains some fine examples of the local stonemasons' art.
There are two downloadable cycle rides that pass through Taynton:
Witney-Bourton on the Water (pdf 209k)
Burford-Southrop (pdf 190k)
What's Nearby
Burford - St John the Baptist Church
One of the large Cotswold 'wool churches' built between 1160 and 1475. Items of interest include: a…
1.43 miles away
Tolsey Museum
Recently re-opened after refurbishment, the Tolsey Museum is housed in the early Tudor market…1.44 miles away
Fulbrook - St James the Great Church
St James the Great Church is a fine example of a Norman church that managed to escape overly…
1.56 miles away
Burford Golf Club
The course is fairly flat and although not long at a maximum of 6,401 yards, it does offer a…1.68 miles away
Westwell - St Mary's Church
Westwell's church offers pleasures out of all proportion to its size - a picturesque setting…
2.38 miles away
Widford - St Oswald's Church
A tiny church on its own in the Windrush Valley. In 1904 it was found to have been built on the…
2.63 miles away
Holwell - St Mary's Church
Built in 1895 to replace an earlier church and medieval chapel of ease. Although some brick and…
2.86 miles away
Swinbrook - St Mary's Church
Set in the Windrush Valley, St Mary's church is 12th century with early enlargements and a tower…
3 miles away
Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens
One of Oxfordshire’s top attractions and one of the most beautiful wildlife parks in the country,…
3.32 miles away
Wychwood Wild Garden
Wychwood Wild Garden is a beautiful woodland and garden, close to the centre of…
3.54 miles away
Asthall - St Nicholas Church
A 12th century church in the Windrush Valley, with a 14th century transept converted into a chantry…
3.59 miles away
Shipton-under-Wychwood - St Mary's Church
This handsome medieval church, mainly dating between the 13th and 15th centuries, has a wonderful…
3.86 miles away
Idbury - St Nicholas Church
Mainly 15th century in character, but with a fine reset 12th century Norman north doorway with…
3.93 miles away
Shilton - Holy Rood Church
Humble and unadorned, Shilton's Church of the Holy Rood stands on a slope above the village. The…
3.94 miles away
Foxholes Nature Reserve
Foxholes is a tranquil woodland sloping down to the River Evenlode with year-round colour and…
4.23 miles away
Kilkenny Lane Country Park
Set within 21 hectares (50 acres) Kilkenny Lane Country Park is an ideal location for playing,…
4.38 miles away
Crocodiles of the World
Crocodiles of the World is the UK's first and only crocodile zoo, and is home to over 80…
4.5 miles away
Carterton Leisure Centre
Facilities include: 25m six lane swimming pool; separate toddler pool; aerobics studio; fitness…
4.96 miles away
The Wychwood Golf Club
The Wychwood Golf Club is home to a beautifully maintained course boasting USGA greens, allowing…5.12 miles away
Ascott-under-Wychwood - Holy Trinity Church
Holy Trinity is set in the heart of the beautiful village of Ascott-under-Wychwood. It abounds with…
5.13 miles away
Carterton - St John the Evangelist Church
St John’s Church began life in 1908 as a Mission Church to Black Bourton. It was rebuilt in 1963 as…
5.16 miles away
Leafield - St Michael and All Angels Church
Designed in 1859 by Sir George Gilbert Scott, St Michael and All Angels was consecrated in 1860,…
5.32 miles away
Darcy Bear
Indoor play for 0-11 year olds with slides, ball pits, tunnels and rope bridges. There is a…
5.53 miles away
Brize Norton - St Britius Church
This is the only church in England dedicated to St. Britius, who was canonised in 443 A.D.
The…
5.58 miles away
Birdland Park & Gardens
Discover an amazing world of birds and their Jurassic ancestors.
Admire exotic and rare birds…
5.72 miles away
Kencot - St George's Church
St George's Church in Kencot is of late 12th century origin and features a tower with a curious…
5.72 miles away
Minster Lovell - St Kenelm's Church
St Kenelm's Church in Minster Lovell is mainly 15th century, built on the foundations of an earlier…
5.75 miles away
Cotswold Woollen Weavers
The splendid 18th century buildings, in the idyllic setting of the tranquil village of Filkins,…
5.76 miles away
Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecote
Ruins of a large 15th century manor set around a courtyard. Situated in attractive settings on the…
5.78 miles away
Swinford Museum
Housed in a 17th century cottage in the centre of the beautiful village of Filkins, the Swinford…
5.9 miles away
Filkins - St Peter's Church
St Peter’s, Filkins was built in medieval (Victorian Gothic) style in 1855 - 57 by George Edmund…5.93 miles away
The Spa at Witney Lakes Resort
The Spa at Witney Lakes Resort provides you with the chance to taste the exotics as well as adding…
6 miles away
Witney Lakes Resort Golf
Located on the edge of the Cotswolds, the Witney Lakes Golf Club is a stunning 6,500yds, par 71…6 miles away
Broadwell - St Peter & St Paul's Church
This large medieval cruciform church, with a north and south transept, dates back to the 12th to…
6.05 miles away
Broughton Poggs - St Peter's Church
St Peter’s, Broughton Poggs, is situated in a farmyard, although many of the former barns on the…
6.15 miles away
Alvescot - St Peter's Church
The architecture is in the Early English and Perpendicular styles consisting of nave, 14th century…
6.18 miles away
Black Bourton - St Mary the Virgin Church
Considered a significant medieval church, St Mary the Virgin's earliest features are Norman…6.73 miles away
Langford - St Matthew's Church
St Matthew's church stands slightly adrift of the village, which has over time shifted north west…
7.02 miles away
Shorthampton - All Saints Church
The hamlet of Shorthampton consists of little more than a farm and the church. The church has an…
7.04 miles away
Churchill - All Saints Church
Built in 1826, All Saints has a west tower that is a slimmer version of the tower of Magdalen…
7.12 miles away
