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A picture of Fairford

Fairford (57 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (4.1 miles, 6.7 km, direction W)

Fairford was granted a market charter in the year 1135 but it is believed that village has its origins way back in the Bronze Age. Its beautiful church is world famous for having the most complete set of Medieval stained glass windows of any parish church in the United Kingdom..

Sylvan scene at a road junction in Hannington, a village within the borough of Swindon

Hannington (1 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction SW)

The village of Hannington occupies a lovely landscape in the deep countryside between Highworth and the village of Castle Eaton on the Thames Path...

The Malt House, Castle Eaton, Wiltshire

Castle Eaton (7 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction SW)

Just as fish abound in the water along this stretch of the Thames, so too, do pretty Cotswold stone cottages and delightful country houses...

Peace & Calm

Coln St Aldwyns (4 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction NW)

This village in the fertile Coln Valley has the prestige of being one of the 10 most desirable villages in England...

Bibury, Gloucestershire

Bibury (132 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction NW)

William Morris, the 19th-century artist and poet thought Bibury to be the most beautiful village in England...

St Sampson's Church, Cricklade, Wiltshire

Cricklade (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction SW)

Lying in the northern reaches of Wiltshire, the historic town of Cricklade has many visual delights...

Burford Architecture

Burford (79 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction N)

Burford is an attractive Cotswold town in the Oxfordshire part of the Cotswolds, with a famous High Street that slopes down to a three-arched medieval bridge that carries traffic.....

Great Barrington Church

Great Barrington (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction N)

Great Barrington occupies a lovely position in the magnificent valley of the River Windrush. It is a quiet, tranquil spot, sprinkled with picturesque Cotswold cottages...

The Village centre in Ashbury

Ashbury (9 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (9.4 miles, 15.0 km, direction S)

The village of Ashbury is located in a lovely scenic area where the borders of south Oxfordshire meet with Wiltshire. It is one of a string of villages along the White Horse.....

Old Minster Lovell Streetscape

Minster Lovell (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction NE)

Minster Lovell, in its beautiful dream-like setting against the gently rising Cotswold landscape, has a history stretching back to Saxon times...

Swindon Borough Council guidepost at Lower Wanborough, Wiltshire

Wanborough (2 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction S)

Historically this is an old village with a history of Saxons and Romans, it was then a village of some importance, unlike today when it has been almost swallowed up by the urban sprawl of Swindon, Wiltshire's largest industrial town...

Bridge over River Thame

Witney (30 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction NE)

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Church at Northleach, Gloucestershire

Northleach (29 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction NW)

The town is utterly beguiling, it has many beautiful old timber frame cottages and some handsome houses of mellow cotswold stone...

The River Windrush at Standlake

Standlake (18 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction E)

The village of Standlake is situated 5 miles south of the market town of Witney, and 10 miles to the south-west of Oxford. The village is situated along the river Windrush which.....

Cirencester - Dyer Street - Bingham's

Cirencester (85 Pictures)

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

Originally known in Roman times as Corinium Dobunorum, the town of Cirencester in those far off day's was the second largest town in England...

Swindon Borough Council direction sign at Ladysmith Crossroads, Chiseldon, Wiltshire

Chiseldon (3 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction S)

This is an attractive large village lying to the edge of the Marlborough Downs, its inclusion in the Doomsday Book indicates at that time it was a village of some importance...

Chedworth Roman Villa in Chedworth, Gloucestershire

Chedworth (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction NW)

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North Cerney Church

North Cerney (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction NW)

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Wantage, Oxfordshire

Wantage (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction SE)

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.....

The river, Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswolds.

Bourton on the Water (205 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction N)

Bourton on the Water is a beautiful Cotswold village often referred to as ‘The Venice of the Cotswolds’ or ‘Little Venice’ as it center’s around the river Windrush, a.....

Recommended attractions near Lechlade

Park gateway

Cotswold Wildlife Park (9 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction N)

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A picture of Vale of White Horse

Vale of White Horse (8 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction S)

The beautiful Vale of the White Horse is the region lying between the River Thames and the Berkshire Downs. It is an area.....

A picture of Tolsey Museum

Tolsey Museum (1 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction N)

The Tolsey Museum can be found in the center of town at the ancient Burford crossroads, the main center of Burfords old market.....

Burford Church, Burford, Oxfordshire

Burford Church (24 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.4 km, direction N)

Burford Parish Church is one the most beautiful and interesting churches in England. The building of the present church began in.....

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Tom Browns School Museum

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction SE)

Memorabilia of Uffington and district ranging from pre-historic and Roman times up to the present. Information on recent digs at.....

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire.

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote (13 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction NE)

The ruins of Minster Lovell Hall stand in an attractive position on the banks of the River Windrush. Despite speculation, the.....

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

Charney Bassett Mill (1 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction E)

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

Exterior of the Witney & District Museum, Witney, Oxfordshire

Witney and District Museum (1 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction NE)

The ground floor displays tell the story of Witney's history with special emphasis on the Blanket Industry, school life and.....

Cogges Farm Musium, Cogges, Witney, Oxfordshire

Cogges Manor Farm Museum (1 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction NE)

Cogges Manor Farm Museum is closed to day visitors for the 2010 season. Management of the site is being passed to a new Trust......

A picture of Ashdown House

Ashdown House (1 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction S)

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Chedworth Roman Villa

Chedworth Roman Villa (29 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction NW)

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A picture of Bourton on the Water Model Village

Bourton on the Water Model Village (17 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction N)

Bourton on the Water has a replica of itself built in traditional local cotswold stone. The Model Village is built to one-ninth.....

Penguin at Birdland, Bourton on the Water

Birdland (5 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction N)

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A picture of Parish Church of St Edward

Parish Church of St Edward (9 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction N)

This beautiful church was built somewhere between the 11th and 15th century. The tower is 88ft high and was completed in 1447. It.....

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction SE)

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

View inside the inner courtyard at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Blenheim Palace (258 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.2 km, direction NE)

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

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

Abingdon Museum (6 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.4 km, direction E)

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

Abingdon Abbey - July 2009

Abingdon Abbey (16 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction E)

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

Chastleton House, Oxfordshire. From the East

Chastleton House (7 Pictures)

(18.8 miles, 30.3 km, direction N)

One of England's finest Jacobean manor houses, occupied by the same family from its construction in 1607 until 1991 when it.....

Abbey House Gardens

Abbey House Gardens (26 Pictures)

(19.0 miles, 30.5 km, direction SW)

William Stumpe, the wealthy merchant responsible for giving Malmesbury Abbey back to the town following the Dissolution was also.....


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