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The Ridgeway - East Hendred

East Hendred (61 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire

(6.4 miles, 10.4 km, direction NW of Compton)

East Hendred is one of the spring line villages nestling just below the Downs in the Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire...

Cornfield, Wantage

Wantage (8 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction NW of Compton)

Wantage is a small historic market town in Oxfordshire, famous for being the birthplace of King Alfred the Great, who was born there during the 9th century, though the site of the.....

Another fabulous thatched house in Clifton Hampden

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire

(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction N of Compton)

This is a popular Thames side village which was the choice of Jerome K. Jerome for a setting for one of the riotous scenes of his "Three Men in a Boat" and it is easy to see just.....

Abingdon, St Nicolas Church

Abingdon (98 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire

(10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction N of Compton)

Interesting town, developed around the gates of an abbey founded in 675...

Ewelme, Oxfordshire

Ewelme (52 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire

(10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction NE of Compton)

Ewelme is a quiet place particularly noted for its historic parish church...

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A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction NW)

Displays of Hendred's Millenium history housed in a Grade one Listed ex-Carthusian Chapel (15th Century)...

Donnington Castle

Donnington Castle (14 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction SW)

A mile north of Newbury. Built in the late 14th century as a fortified residence at the top of a hill, overlooking the River.....

A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.0 km, direction NE)

The wonderful abbey church of St.Peter and St.Paul has a history stretching back to the year 634, but the church we see today.....

Abingdon Abbey - July 2009

Abingdon Abbey (16 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction N)

Abingdon Abbey was founded in 675 and demolished following Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. During the life of the.....

Abingdon Museum (Old Berkshire County Hall), Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Abingdon Museum (6 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction N)

Abingdon museum is housed in the centre of this ancient town in the spectacular 17th century County Hall. It includes displays.....

A picture of Nuffield Place

Nuffield Place (2 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction NE)

Nuffield Place is the former home (1933-63) of Lord Nuffield who was the founder of Morris Motors. The house is a rare survival.....

View of Charney Bassett water mill taken from the upstream side. Charney Bassett, Oxfordshire

Charney Bassett Mill (1 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction NW)

This charming rural water mill was built in the local timber and weather-boarded style with a hipped roof and dates from 1807. .....


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