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Recommended Towns & Villages near Nuneham Courtenay

Brook Cottage - Further down Clifton hampden High Street, Oxfordshire

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (2.3 miles, 3.6 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.....

Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire

Dorchester-on-Thames (74 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction SE)

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.....

A picture of Abingdon

Abingdon (98 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction W)

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

Oxford

Oxford (771 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire (4.8 miles, 7.8 km, direction NW)

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...

Mill Lane, Great Haseley

Great Haseley (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction E)

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.....

A picture of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (5.8 miles, 9.4 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...

Ewelme, The Church, Almshouses and School

Ewelme (52 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction SE)

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

The Ridgeway - East Hendred

East Hendred (61 Pictures)

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

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

The River Windrush at Standlake

Standlake (18 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (10.1 miles, 16.2 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.....

Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.

Long Crendon (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NE)

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.....

St. Mary's Church and Tithe Barn, Thame, Oxfordshire

Thame (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction NE)

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.....

Bladon

Bladon (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.5 miles, 18.6 km, direction NW)

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

Wantage, Oxfordshire

Wantage (8 Pictures)

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

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.....

Cottage in Nettlebed, seen in 'Midsomer Murders' detective series

Nettlebed (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction SE)

Nettlebed is a lovely English village in the heart of rural Oxfordshire...

The Black Prince Public House Woodstock

Woodstock (94 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (12.7 miles, 20.4 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...

Church of St Mary the Virgin.

Kirtlington (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.1 miles, 21.1 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.....

Haddenham

Haddenham (13 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction NE)

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.....

The Buttercross, Witney

Witney (30 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction NW)

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Lions at Bledlow Pub

Bledlow (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction E)

This is one of Buckinghamshire most attractive villages. Anyone visiting the area could be forgiven for thinking they had seen it somewhere before because the village has been the setting for scenes in the T.V. drama Midsommer Murders. Take a close look at the Church of The Holy Trinity - in one episode this became St.Michael's church...

Turville

Turville (45 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction E)

This village is noted for its numerous appearances in memorable televisions shows such as The Vicar of Dibley and Midsomer Murders. Turville is the quintessential English.....

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A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction SE)

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

Abingdon Museum (6 Pictures)

(3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction W)

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)

(3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction SW)

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

Distant views of Cowley, Oxfordshire.

Shotover Country Park (52 Pictures)

(4.2 miles, 6.7 km, direction N)

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

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.5 km, direction N)

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)

(4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction NW)

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)

(5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction NW)

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

A picture of University Museum of Natural History

University Museum of Natural History (7 Pictures)

(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction NW)

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)

(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction NW)

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

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

Didcot Railway Centre (39 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction S)

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

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Nuffield Place

Nuffield Place (2 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction SE)

Nuffield Place is the former home (1933-63) of Lord Nuffield who was the founder of Morris Motors. The house is a rare survival.....

Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.

Long Crendon Courthouse (2 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction NE)

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

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

Charney Bassett Mill (1 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 17.9 km, direction W)

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

View inside the inner courtyard at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Blenheim Palace (258 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 19.9 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.....

Cogges Farm Musium, Cogges, Witney, Oxfordshire

Cogges Manor Farm Museum (1 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.8 km, direction NW)

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

Exterior of the Witney & District Museum, Witney, Oxfordshire

Witney and District Museum (1 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction NW)

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

The Lodge at Greys Court

Greys Court (70 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.4 km, direction SE)

Intriguing Tudor Manor with 14th-century fortifications, and Ornamental gardens set within medieval walls. Things to see include.....

Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

Waddesdon Manor (92 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction NE)

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

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire.

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote (13 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.5 km, direction NW)

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


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