Oxford hotels accommodation, attractions
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MAIN TOWNS IN Oxford - Abingdon Banbury Bicester Burford
Chinnor Chipping Norton Didcot Faringdon Goring Henley on Thames
Kidlington Oxford Thame Wallingford Wantage Witney Woodstock. |
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Abingdon. Abingdon is a large market town located just off
the A34. It is about 12 miles southwest of Junction 8 of the
M40 Motorway, 6 miles south of Oxford and 9 miles north of Wallingford.
Abingdon has some beautiful 15th century buildings and a picturesque
bridge over the Thames near the church of St Helens. Book : Oxfordshire Street Atlas. |
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Banbury. Banbury is located on the A361, about 1 mile west
of Junction 11 of the M40 Motorway. It is about 20 miles southeast
of Stratford on Avon, 8 miles west of Brackley and 14 miles northwest
of Bicester. Banbury has been made famous through the nursery
rhyme, ' Ride a Cock Horse'. The Banbury Cross is located on
a roundabout in the middle of the town. Photo : Birmingham/ Coventry/ Banbury roadsign. |
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Bicester. Bicester is a fast growing town in Oxfordshire.
It is located about 3 miles northeast of Junction 9 of the M40
Motorway, about 12 milesnorth of Oxford and 14 miles west of
Aylesbury. The town has two railway stations, one between London
(Marylebone) and Birmingham (Snow Hill), the other one has a
branch-line service to Oxford.
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Burford. Burford is situated about 20 miles west of Oxford
and generally regarded as the Gateway to the Cotswolds. It is
located just off the A40, with Witney 7 miles to the east and
Chipping Norton 10 miles to the north. The wide High Street sweeps
down a hill from the A40 towards the river Windrush which is
crossed by a narrow three arched bridge. Burford High Street
contains many houses, shops and inns, some dating from the 15th
century. Burford: |
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Chinnor. Chinnor is located about 3 miles northeast of Junction
6 of the M40 Motorway, on the B4009. It is about 4 miles southeast
of Thame, 8 miles northwest of High Wycombe and 12 miles northeast
of Wallingford. Princes Risborough is about 4 miles away. Reference
is made to Chinnor in the Domesday Book. The town has a a variety
of shops, an a selection of pubs a couple of restaurants and
take-aways. Chinnor: |
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Chipping Norton. Chipping Norton is located on the A44, about 8 miles
east of Stow on the Wold. It is about 11 miles north of Burford
and 10 miles northwest of Woodstock. Chipping Norton, at 700ft,
is the highest town in Oxfordshire and regarded as one of the
"Gateways" to the Cotswolds. Many of Chipping Norton's
attractions are the many surviving buildings erected during times
of great prosperity in the past. Chipping Norton: |
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Norton.
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Didcot. Didcot was originally a railway town and has excellent
transport links, which now include the M4 and M40 motorways.
It lies just off the A34, about 4 miles west of Wallingford,
10 miles south of Oxford, 6 miles south of Abingdon and 8 miles
east of Wantage. Didcot lies in the Vale of White Horse. It has
a great Railway Centre with a unique collection of Great Western
Railway steam engines, coaches, wagons and buildings. Book: Newbury and Wantage, Hungerford
and Didcot (OS Landranger Map). |
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Faringdon. Faringdon is positioned between the Thames and the
Ridgeway. It is located just off the A420, about 7 miles northwest
of Wantage, 9 miles northeast of Swindon and 12 miles west of
Abingdon. Faringdon was the first capital of the ancient kingdom
of Wessex and Alfred the Great had his castle here. King John
gave the town a royal charter in 1216 for a weekly market which
continues today in Faringdon Market place where the 17th century
Town Hall remains the focal point of the town. Faringdon: |
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Goring. Goring is a beautiful town on the river Thames in
Oxfordshire. It is about 8 miles north of Junction 12 of the
M4 Motorway, about 6 miles south of Wallingford and 7 miles southeast
of Didcot. Goring has some wonderful historic timber framed buildings
and splendid views along the river. The rail link to Goring means
that many people travel to work in London or Reading. Goring: |
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Henley on Thames. Henley on Thames nestles deep in the Thames Valley,
it is one of the county’s most picturesque towns. Henley
on Thames is located on the A4155, about 7 miles west of Maidenhead,
7 miles northeast of Reading and 5 miles north of Twyford. It
is about 40 miles from London. Surrounded by lush woodland, Henley
on Thames is the quintessential English small town, peaceful
and self-contained, yet conveniently close to the motorway. Book: Reading and Windsor, Henley-on-Thames
and Bracknell. Ordnance Survey. |
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on Thames.
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Kidlington. Kidlington is the largest village in England and
has resisted all proposals to make it a town. It is located on
the A4260, 3 miles north of Oxford, 8 miles southwest of Bicester
and 10 miles east of Witney. Kidlington is about 60 miles from
London. It is a picturesque greystone village with a fine 13th-century
church, some large Georgian houses and Hampden House with its
18th century pavilion. Kidlington: |
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Oxford. Oxford, the "City of Dreaming Spires",
is famous for its University, whose buildings include some of
England's greatest architecture. It sits at the confluence of
the Thames and Cherwell rivers. Oxford is about 6 miles west
of Junction 8 of the M40 Motorway, about 6 miles north of Abingdon
and 10 miles east of Witney. The shopping in Oxford is excellent
and there are pubs, clubs, theatres, music venues and restaurants.
The city's numerous museums house some of the world's great treasures. Oxford: |
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Thame. Thame is located on the A418, about 7 miles east
of Junction 8 of the M40 Motorway. It is about 8 miles southwest
of Aylesbury, 10 miles east of Oxford and 14 miles southeast
of Bicester. Thame was first mentioned in the Domesday Book in
1087. The wide main street includes houses and inns dating from
the 15th century and a grammar school, Lord Williams's from the
16th century. Book: Aylesbury
and Leighton Buzzard, Thame and Berkhamstead (Landranger Maps)
by Ordnance Survey. |
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Wallingford. Wallingford is on the western side of the River
Thames with a 900 ft long stone bridge spanning it here. Wallingford
is about 10 miles southwest of Junction 6 of the M40, about 8
miles southeast of Abingdon, 10 miles southeast of Oxford and
10 miles northwest of Reading. The landscape from the River Thames
is officially designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Wallingford: |
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Wantage. Wantage lies at the foot of the Downs on the A417.
It is about 8 miles west of Didcot, 9 miles southeast of Faringdon
and 9 miles southwest of Abingdon. Wantage was an important Saxon
centre, Alfred was born here in 849 AD. The towns buildings are
mostly 17th and 18th century with narrow cobbled streets and
passages. Book: Newbury
and Wantage, Hungerford and Didcot (OS Landranger Map). |
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Witney. Witney in Oxfordshire was once famous for its blankets,
the water used for their production was drawn from the River
Windrush and believed to be the secret of their high quality.
Witney is located on the A40, about 10 miles west of Oxford,
10 miles south of Chipping Norton and 25 miles east of Cheltenham.
Over recent years Witney has grown in size but still manages
to retain its charm as an attractive Cotswold market town. Witney
market square features the Buttercross, a medieval marketing
and meeting place with a steeply gabled roof clock-turret. Witney: |
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Woodstock. Woodstock is located on the A44, about 9 miles northwest
of Oxford and 7 miles northeast of Witney. It is 10 miles west
of Junction 9 of the M40 Motorway and 65 miles from London. Woodstock
is ideally situated for visiting Blenheim Palace and Sir Winston
Churchill's grave in nearby Bladon. The church of St. Mary Magdalene,
rebuilt in the 19th century, has a Norman doorway, early English
windows and a musical clock which plays tunes on the hour. Woodstock: |
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