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Recommended Towns & Villages near Thenford

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

Sulgrave (2 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (3.1 miles, 5.1 km, direction NE)

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

The Oxford canal at Banbury, Oxon.

Banbury (61 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction W)

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.....

Bridge 152 -  Red Lion Street

Cropredy (19 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (4.6 miles, 7.4 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...

St Michael's Church, Aynho, Northants.

Aynho (23 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction S)

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'...

High Street, Bloxham

Bloxham (12 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction SW)

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Thatched ironstone cottages in Wroxton

Wroxton (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction W)

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...

The Old Parsonage, Deddington, Oxfordshire

Deddington (17 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (7.4 miles, 11.8 km, direction SW)

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

Farnborough Hall 15 June 2011

Farnborough (4 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction NW)

Traditionally known as the last outpost of the Cotswolds...

From Magpie Hill

Burton Dassett (16 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction NW)

Delightful place in pleasant Warwickshire countryside...

Autumnal chestnuts

Lower Heyford (30 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction S)

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Everdon sunset

Everdon (29 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction NE)

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Bluebell Wood

Badby (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction N)

Badby is an attractive village spread around a hillside. It shows a confection of pretty cottages, some of which are thickly thatched with creeper climbing up to pretty dormer windows...

St Michael's Church, Great Tew, Oxfordshire

Great Tew (31 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction SW)

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

Mill Road, Stratton Audley

Stratton Audley (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction SE)

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 (11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction SE)

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.....

Little Thatch Cottage, front door

Lillingstone Lovell (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction E)

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Church of St Mary the Virgin.

Kirtlington (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction S)

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.....

The village shop and post office in Glympton

Glympton (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction SW)

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St Mary & St Margarets

Combrook (4 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction NW)

A village to relish, set in leafy countryside bounded by quiet waterways...

Stoke Bruerne

Stoke Bruerne (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction E)

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

Recommended attractions near Thenford

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

Sulgrave Manor (1 Pictures)

(3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction NE)

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

Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Canons Ashby House (44 Pictures)

(6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction NE)

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

A picture of Brook Cottage Gardens, Alkerton

Brook Cottage Gardens, Alkerton (16 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction W)

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Old Austin

Upton House & Gardens (55 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction W)

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

Burton Dassett

Burton Dassett Hills Country Park (28 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction NW)

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

The Old Gaol Museum, Buckingham

The Old Gaol Museum (8 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction SE)

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The King's Men, part of the megalithic Rollright Stones

Rollright Stones (12 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction SW)

These Bronze-Age monolithic circles are third in importance only to Stone-Henge and Avebury. They are one of the most historic.....

Claydon House in Middle Claydon, nr Buckingham, Buckinghamshire.

Claydon House (5 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.8 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.....

View inside the inner courtyard at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Blenheim Palace (258 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction S)

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

Althorp House near Northampton, Northamptonshire

Althorp (6 Pictures)

(17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction NE)

Althorp (said Althrup) has been in the Spencer family since 1508. It has undergone many major changes over the generations and.....

Draycote Water from Toft Hill

Draycote Water (66 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction N)

Draycote Water, Warwickshire's largest reservoir was created in the 1960's. Not only does it provide drinking water for Rugby,.....

Chastleton House, Oxfordshire. From the East

Chastleton House (7 Pictures)

(18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction SW)

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

Charlecote Park, Warwicks

Charlecote Park (26 Pictures)

(18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction NW)

From the first moment you see Charlecote's magnificent gatehouse, you know you are in for something special, for this house is a.....

Salcey Forest, the Elephant Ponds

Salcey Forest (1 Pictures)

(18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction E)

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

Quainton Windmill and Stone cross, Quainton, Buckinghamshire.

Quainton Windmill (8 Pictures)

(19.3 miles, 31.1 km, direction SE)

The Tallest Windmill in Buckinghamshire..

Quainton Railway Museum, Quainton, Near Aylesbury, Bucks.

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (9 Pictures)

(19.6 miles, 31.5 km, direction SE)

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The Museum, Abington Park, Northampton

Abington Park Museum (10 Pictures)

(20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction NE)

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Warwick Castle, Warwickshire

Warwick Castle (309 Pictures)

(20.3 miles, 32.6 km, direction NW)

The first military encampment was built on the banks of the river Avon in Warwickshire by Ethelfleda, sister of Edward the Elder,.....

Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

Waddesdon Manor (92 Pictures)

(20.5 miles, 32.9 km, direction SE)

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

St John's House Museum, Warwick

St Johns House Museum (1 Pictures)

(20.6 miles, 33.1 km, direction NW)

A charming 17th century mansion displaying folk life and costume, with period reconstructions of a Victorian parlour, kitchen and.....


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