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Church of St Mary the Virgin.

Kirtlington (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (3.9 miles, 6.4 km, direction NW)

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.....

Trinity College from Broad St, Oxford.

Oxford (771 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire (5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction S)

Oxford's fame is perhaps second only to Windsor, it is an acclaimed seat of learning with a University whose first college was founded in 1249, almost half a century after the first charter granted to the town by Henry II...

Bladon Church

Bladon (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction W)

It is an old village of enchanting stone cottages that sits comfortably amid sweeping meadows and gentle rolling hills...

The Black Prince Public House Woodstock

Woodstock (94 Pictures)

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

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...

Autumnal chestnuts

Lower Heyford (30 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction N)

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The village church, Glympton, Oxfordshire.

Glympton (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction NW)

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The War Memorial, Stratton Audley, Oxon.

Stratton Audley (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction NE)

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.....

Mill Lane, Great Haseley

Great Haseley (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction SE)

Great Haseley is a picturesque village in South Oxfordshire, about 4.5 miles from the market town of Thame. It has many listed buildings and thatched stone cottages. The name is.....

Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.

Long Crendon (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (10.5 miles, 16.8 km, direction E)

Long Crendon is a picture postcard village of thatched cottages hung with rich foliage strung out through a myriad of winding leafy lanes. It has a history stretching back to.....

Cottage in Standlake, Oxfordshire

Standlake (18 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction SW)

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.....

Abingdon, entrance to St Helen's Church

Abingdon (98 Pictures)

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

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

Bridge over River Thame

Witney (30 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction W)

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Thatched cottages

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.5 miles, 18.4 km, direction S)

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.....

Deddington, near Banbury, Oxfordshire

Deddington (17 Pictures)

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

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

The church, Aynho, Northants

Aynho (23 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction N)

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'...

Beautiful cottage in Great Tew, Oxfordshire.

Great Tew (31 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction NW)

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

Town Hall in Thame, Oxon

Thame (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (12.3 miles, 19.7 km, direction SE)

Thame is an ancient market town whose charter was granted by Wulfhere, King of Mercia. It was later mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1087 and has a parish church built during.....

Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire

Dorchester-on-Thames (74 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (12.8 miles, 20.5 km, direction S)

This is a delightful village set beside the River Thames at a point where the historic river is joined by the lesser known River Thame. The village is renowned for its Abbey.....

Minster Lovell Church, Oxfordshire.

Minster Lovell (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.2 miles, 21.3 km, direction W)

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

A picture of Chadlington

Chadlington (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction W)

Picturesque quiet Cotswold village set on Chadlington Downs amidst attractive walking country just a short distance away from the lovely River Evenlode...

Recommended attractions near Islip

A picture of Pitt Rivers Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum (2 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction S)

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

A picture of University Museum of Natural History

University Museum of Natural History (7 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 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.....

Oxford, the Ashmolean Museum

Ashmolean Museum (1 Pictures)

(4.9 miles, 7.8 km, direction S)

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

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(4.9 miles, 7.9 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.....

A picture of Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(5.0 miles, 8.1 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.....

View inside the inner courtyard at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Blenheim Palace (258 Pictures)

(5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction W)

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

Distant views of Cowley, Oxfordshire.

Shotover Country Park (52 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction SE)

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

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

Abingdon Museum (6 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction S)

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

Cogges Farm Musium, Cogges, Witney, Oxfordshire

Cogges Manor Farm Museum (1 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction W)

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

Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.

Long Crendon Courthouse (2 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction E)

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

Abingdon Abbey - July 2009

Abingdon Abbey (16 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.8 km, direction S)

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

Exterior of the Witney & District Museum, Witney, Oxfordshire

Witney and District Museum (1 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction W)

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

A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction S)

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.....

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire.

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote (13 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction W)

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

Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

Waddesdon Manor (92 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction E)

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

Quainton Railway Museum, Quainton, Near Aylesbury, Bucks.

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (9 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction E)

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Claydon House in Middle Claydon, nr Buckingham, Buckinghamshire.

Claydon House (5 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction NE)

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.....

Quainton Windmill and Stone cross, Quainton, Buckinghamshire.

Quainton Windmill (8 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction E)

The Tallest Windmill in Buckinghamshire..

'Day Out With Thomas' at Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire

Didcot Railway Centre (39 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction S)

Recreating the golden age of the Great Western Railway with steam locomotives in the engine shed, signalling displays, Brunels's.....

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

Charney Bassett Mill (1 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.7 km, direction SW)

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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