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Mill Road, Stratton Audley

Stratton Audley (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction N)

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.....

Pigeons Lock, Kirtlington, Oxon.

Kirtlington (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction W)

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.....

Horse Chestnut tree flowers, Middle Claydon, Bucks

Middle Claydon (23 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction E)

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

Oxford Canal at Lower Heyford, Oxon.

Lower Heyford (30 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction W)

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The Old Gaol

Buckingham (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction NE)

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 (9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction NW)

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'...

Long Crendon

Long Crendon (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction SE)

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.....

Bernini Rivergods Fountain, Blenheim Palace

Woodstock (94 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (10.7 miles, 17.2 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...

Winslow, Buckinghamshire.  Church Street and St. Laurence Church

Winslow (27 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction E)

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

The Old Parsonage, Deddington, Oxfordshire

Deddington (17 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction NW)

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

Bladon Church

Bladon (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.0 miles, 17.6 km, direction SW)

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

The village shop and post office in Glympton

Glympton (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction W)

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Ashmolean Museum

Oxford (771 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction SW)

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...

Haddenham

Haddenham (13 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (11.7 miles, 18.7 km, direction SE)

This is a large sprawling village in the heart of picturesque Buckinghamshire countryside. The village has a long history, it is mentioned in the Doomsday Book and later, at.....

Church of St Mary the Virgin

Thame (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 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.....

Great Haseley, Oxfordshire.

Great Haseley (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (12.6 miles, 20.4 km, direction S)

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.....

Lillingstone Lovell, Buckinghamshire--Little Thatch cottage

Lillingstone Lovell (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction NE)

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Thatched roof

Great Tew (31 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction W)

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

Local ironstone cottages in Bloxham

Bloxham (12 Pictures)

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

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Church Street Almshouses.

Aylesbury (19 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction E)

Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire, taking over the mantle from the town of Buckingham during the 16th century. Aylesbury is a very busy vibrant town, situated at.....

Recommended attractions near Launton

Claydon House in Middle Claydon, nr Buckingham, Buckinghamshire.

Claydon House (5 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction E)

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 Railway Museum, Quainton, Near Aylesbury, Bucks.

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (9 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction E)

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Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

Waddesdon Manor (92 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction SE)

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

Quainton Windmill and Stone cross, Quainton, Buckinghamshire.

Quainton Windmill (8 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction E)

The Tallest Windmill in Buckinghamshire..

The Old Gaol Museum, Buckingham

The Old Gaol Museum (8 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction NE)

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Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.

Long Crendon Courthouse (2 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction SE)

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

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.0 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)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction S)

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

View inside the inner courtyard at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Blenheim Palace (258 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.8 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.....

A picture of Pitt Rivers Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum (2 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction SW)

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)

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction SW)

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 Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction SW)

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

Oxford, the Ashmolean Museum

Ashmolean Museum (1 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction SW)

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

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

Sulgrave Manor (1 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.9 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.....

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

Abingdon Museum (6 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 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.....

Abingdon Abbey - July 2009

Abingdon Abbey (16 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction SW)

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

Cogges Farm Musium, Cogges, Witney, Oxfordshire

Cogges Manor Farm Museum (1 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction SW)

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

Ascott House the Dutch garden

Ascott House (3 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction E)

This stunningly beautiful house began life in the 17th-century as a small timber-framed black and white farmhouse. It was.....

A picture of Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park (28 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction NE)

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


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