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Oxford

Oxford (771 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire (1.9 miles, 3.1 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...

Bladon Church

Bladon (19 Pictures)

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

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

Church of St Mary the Virgin.

Kirtlington (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction N)

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.....

Woodstock

Woodstock (94 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction NW)

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...

Bridge St view from the Abingdon Bridge, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Abingdon (98 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction S)

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

Great Haseley, Oxfordshire

Great Haseley (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (7.7 miles, 12.4 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.....

Amazing thatched buildings

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (8.0 miles, 12.9 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.....

The River Windrush at Standlake

Standlake (18 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction W)

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.....

Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire

Dorchester-on-Thames (74 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (9.3 miles, 15.0 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.....

Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.

Long Crendon (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (9.6 miles, 15.5 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.....

The village shop and post office in Glympton

Glympton (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction NW)

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Autumnal chestnuts

Lower Heyford (30 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction N)

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Church of St Mary the Virgin

Thame (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction E)

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.....

The Buttercross, Witney

Witney (30 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (11.0 miles, 17.8 km, direction W)

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Thatched cottages in the centre of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction S)

This gorgeous little village set in a hollow beneath Whittington Clumps is revered as the home of Doctor Edward Bach, creator of the celebrated Bach Flower Remedies used in homeopathic treatments...

The War Memorial, Stratton Audley, Oxon.

Stratton Audley (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.7 miles, 18.8 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.....

Haddenham, Buckinghamshire.

Haddenham (13 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction E)

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, Ewelme, Oxon.

Ewelme (52 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction SE)

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

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

East Hendred (61 Pictures)

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

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

Minster Lovell Hall, Oxfordshire

Minster Lovell (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.5 miles, 21.7 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...

Recommended attractions near Marston

A picture of University Museum of Natural History

University Museum of Natural History (7 Pictures)

(1.7 miles, 2.7 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 Pitt Rivers Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum (2 Pictures)

(1.7 miles, 2.7 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 Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(1.8 miles, 2.9 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.....

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(1.9 miles, 3.0 km, direction SE)

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.....

Oxford, the Ashmolean Museum

Ashmolean Museum (1 Pictures)

(2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction SW)

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

Distant views of Cowley, Oxfordshire.

Shotover Country Park (52 Pictures)

(2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction SE)

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)

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction NW)

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)

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction S)

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)

(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction S)

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

A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(9.0 miles, 14.5 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.....

Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.

Long Crendon Courthouse (2 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction E)

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

Cogges Farm Musium, Cogges, Witney, Oxfordshire

Cogges Manor Farm Museum (1 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 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......

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

Didcot Railway Centre (39 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction S)

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

Exterior of the Witney & District Museum, Witney, Oxfordshire

Witney and District Museum (1 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction W)

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

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire.

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote (13 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction W)

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)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 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. .....

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction S)

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

Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

Waddesdon Manor (92 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.3 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)

(14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction NE)

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Quainton Windmill and Stone cross, Quainton, Buckinghamshire.

Quainton Windmill (8 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction NE)

The Tallest Windmill in Buckinghamshire..


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