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A picture of Swarkestone

Swarkestone

in the county of Derbyshire

Porlock.

Porlock

a Seaside Town in the county of Somerset

Acton Burnell - the Castle and St. Mary's Church

Acton Burnell

in the county of Shropshire

Recommended Towns & Villages near Mixbury

Mill Road, Stratton Audley

Stratton Audley (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction S)

Stratton Audley is a picturesque village about 2.5 miles (4 km) northeast of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. Mentioned in the Doomsday book of 1086 as Stratton, the village.....

Buckingham town hall

Buckingham (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction E)

Said to have been founded by 'Bucca' leader of the first Anglo Saxon settlers during the 7th century AD, and declared the county town of Buckinghamshire during the year 888 by.....

St Michael's Church, Aynho, Northants.

Aynho (23 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction W)

There is a pale beauty about Aynho that is enhanced only by the pale golden fruit that flourishes in these parts and caused this lovely place to become known as 'The Apricot Village'...

Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire. Ancestral home of George Washington's family

Sulgrave (2 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction NW)

USA President George Washington's ancestral home in England...

Little Thatch Cottage

Lillingstone Lovell (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction NE)

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A picture of Claydon House

Middle Claydon (23 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction SE)

This genteel place is famous for the great house that has connections with Florence Nightingale...

Deddington, near Banbury, Oxfordshire

Deddington (17 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction W)

Rustic-brown houses adorn the fine Market Square and broad main street of this charming Oxfordshire village...

Oxford Canal at Lower Heyford, Oxon.

Lower Heyford (30 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (9.2 miles, 14.9 km, direction SW)

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Banbury centre, Oxfordshire. The centre was built between 800 and 1200 A.D.

Banbury (61 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (10.5 miles, 16.8 km, direction NW)

This is one of the best known town's in England. It was made famous by its celebrated cross of 1859, built in honour of the wedding of Prince Frederick of Prussia, it replaces an.....

Winslow, Buckinghamshire.  Church Street and St. Laurence Church

Winslow (27 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction E)

The town lies in an outstanding position amid attractive agricultural countryside in the Vale of Aylesbury...

High Street, Bloxham and the war memorial

Bloxham (12 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction W)

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The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Kirtlington

Kirtlington (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction SW)

Kirtlington is an attractive village in Oxfordshire, 6.5 miles west of Bicester. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that in AD 977 King Edward the Martyr held a witenagemot at.....

Bridge 152 -  Red Lion Street

Cropredy (19 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (11.8 miles, 19.1 km, direction NW)

Famous for the Battle of Cropredy Bridge, which took place in 1644 when on the 29th of June King Charles I was victorious over Waller, leader of the Cromwellian troops...

Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire.

Stony Stratford (10 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction E)

The pretty market town of Stony Stratford is an ancient town built around the Roman road 'Watling Street' which runs through the middle of the town. It is well worth a visit with.....

Stoke Bruerne

Stoke Bruerne (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction NE)

Lying just south of Northampton this beautiful canal village offers a wealth of interest to any boating enthusiast or any country lover...

Thatched ironstone cottages in Wroxton

Wroxton (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.1 miles, 21.2 km, direction NW)

Quintessential pretty Oxfordshire village showing a wealth of attractive thatched cottages, built mostly following a fire which struck the village during the latter half of the 17th-century...

Thatched roof

Great Tew (31 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction W)

Mellow Oxfordshire village with cottages built by Lord Falkland in the 17th-century...

Very unusual 'designer' signpost near Glympton, Oxfordshire.

Glympton (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction SW)

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St Mary Magdalene Church, Woodstock, Oxfordshire. This is a view from the graveyard.

Woodstock (94 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction SW)

Woodstock will be forever inextricably linked with the great Palace of Blenheim and as birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, one of the greatest Englishmen ever...

Everdon Church

Everdon (29 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction N)

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Recommended attractions near Mixbury

The Old Gaol Museum, Buckingham

The Old Gaol Museum (8 Pictures)

(5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction E)

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Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire. Ancestral home of George Washington's family

Sulgrave Manor (1 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction N)

This delightful Tudor house is the very epitome of the comfortable English country home, and yet it embodies all that is best of.....

Claydon House in Middle Claydon, nr Buckingham, Buckinghamshire.

Claydon House (5 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction SE)

Claydon House was built by the 2nd Earl Verney in the middle of the 18th-century, on land which had belonged to his family since.....

Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Canons Ashby House (44 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.5 km, direction N)

This house was originally part of an Augustinian Priory, it was only converted into a charming Elizabethan manor house during the.....

Quainton Windmill and Stone cross, Quainton, Buckinghamshire.

Quainton Windmill (8 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction SE)

The Tallest Windmill in Buckinghamshire..

Quainton Railway Museum, Quainton, Near Aylesbury, Bucks.

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (9 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction SE)

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Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

Waddesdon Manor (92 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction SE)

Creator of Waddesdon, Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, who was a great fan of France and its arts, together with his french.....

View inside the inner courtyard at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Blenheim Palace (258 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction SW)

Home of the 11th Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace has been awarded Historic Attraction of the Year 2002 and is birthplace of.....

A picture of Brook Cottage Gardens, Alkerton

Brook Cottage Gardens, Alkerton (16 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction W)

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A picture of Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park (28 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.5 km, direction E)

Also referred to as Station-X, Bletchley Park was the top-secret wartime base of Allied code breakers, such as Alan Turing and.....

Old Austin

Upton House & Gardens (55 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction NW)

The impressive mansion, built in the 17th century on an earlier site, was remodelled in the 1920s by the 2nd Viscount Bearsted,.....

Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.

Long Crendon Courthouse (2 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction S)

Long Crendon is a beautiful Buckinghamshire village which is possibly best know for its stunning 15th century Courthouse, given.....

Salcey Forest, the Elephant Ponds

Salcey Forest (1 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction NE)

Beautiful forest, with massive oaks over 500 years old, situated a short distance from Ravenstone, close to Stoke Goldington. .....

Burton Dassett

Burton Dassett Hills Country Park (28 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction NW)

This is a delightful country park covering almost 100 acres of rugged landscape full of rich and varied historical interest. The.....

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction S)

C S Lewis' former home known today throughout the world as the Kilns was built in 1922. The area surrounding it was in fact a.....

Distant views of Cowley, Oxfordshire.

Shotover Country Park (52 Pictures)

(17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction S)

Shotover Country Park covers 117 hectares on the southern slopes of Shotover Hill, and is very popular with walkers, joggers, dog.....

A picture of University Museum of Natural History

University Museum of Natural History (7 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.6 km, direction S)

Opened in 1860 as a home for the teaching of natural science in Oxford. The Museum, with its glass-roofed court, naturalistic.....

A picture of Pitt Rivers Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum (2 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.6 km, direction S)

An impressive storehouse filled with the richest examples of human creativity and imagination. Masks peer down from the high.....

Oxford, the Ashmolean Museum

Ashmolean Museum (1 Pictures)

(18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction S)

Built in 1845 as the university Galleries, this Museum became home to the Ashmolean collection in 1894. The museums present.....

A picture of Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction S)

Situated on the banks of the River Cherwell is the peaceful settings of the beautiful Botanic Gardens of Oxford. The gardens are.....


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