Towns and villages in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds

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   Woodstock

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   Situated on the edge of the Cotswolds, Woodstock is a fine Georgian town, famous as the home of Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.

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   Witney

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   Witney is the largest of the market towns in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds and much of the architecture reflects the past prosperity of its blanket trade.

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   Chipping Norton

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   Chipping Norton, perched on the highest point in Oxfordshire, is a bustling and lively market town.

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   Burford

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   With its medieval bridge, old stone houses and attractive Tudor and Georgian frontages, Burford is one of the most picturesque towns in England. Often referred to as the 'Gateway to the Cotswolds'.

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   Filkins

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   You may go looking for two villages but you’ll only find one - and a beautiful one it is. The enchanting stone houses, working 18th century wool mill and rare Cotswold stonemasons are guaranteed to charm the discerning visitor.

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   Great Tew

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   Constructed by landscape gardener, John Loudon, as part of an extensive park overlooking the Worton Valley, Great Tew is a ‘picture book’ village with thatched cottages and gabled roofs, mullioned windows and colourful gardens.

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   Charlbury

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   Charlbury, set in the heart of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, grew from a small clearing in the Wychwood Forest to become a prosperous market town, due largely to its reputation as a glove making centre during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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   Kingham

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   A beautiful Cotswold village with a large open green and some elegant stone and thatched cottages, Kingham has one of the few mainline railway stations in the area, providing a regular service to London.

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   Clanfield

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   An attractive village with two village greens in the broad acres of the Thames Valley, east of Lechlade set amidst good farming country, with a stream flowing between houses and the High Street.

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    Eynsham

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    The ancient market town of Eynsham began life as a small Romano-British settlement and today retains much of its medieval heritage,

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    Milton under Wychwood

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    Dating back to medieval times, Milton under Wychwood is a large working village on the edge of the Evenlode valley and is one of three villages named after the ancient forest of Wychwood

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    Bladon

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    The small village of Bladon lies a couple of miles south of Woodstock on the south side of Blenheim Palace estate. The village is best known for being the burial place of Sir Winston Churchill (and his wife) in the churchyard at St Martins Church.…

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    Asthall

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    Asthall is a small village, a couple of miles down the Windrush Valley from Burford, but a village with a rich history.

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    Minster Lovell

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    This pretty village of Cotwold stone and thatched roofs is romantically positioned on the River Windrush. Reputedly the region’s most haunted village, Minster Lovell is perhaps best known the ruins of its 15th century hall, owned by generations of…

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    Combe

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    The name Combe, meaning valley, seems inappropriate for a village set on a hill top 45m above Evenlode valley floor! The village may have moved away from an earlier site down on the valley floor.

    The village is on the edge of the Blenheim…

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    Chadlington

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    A long village divided into five 'ends', some of which are almost separate hamlets, it spreads itself out looking across the river Evenlode towards the Wychwood Forest. The substantial church is enriched with a fascinating array of gargoyles.

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    Great Rollright

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    Countryside

    Chipping Norton

    Just north of Chipping Norton, set high on a hill and enjoying panoramic views across the valley, Great Rollright is the larger of The Rollrights, Little Rollright is 2 miles to the west, with the prehistoric Rollright Stones in between.

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    Standlake

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    Standlake

    Standlake is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) southwest of the market town of Witney. The village origins probably pre-date the Roman occupation and archaeological evidence has been found of occupation in both Roman and Anglo-Saxon times, while…

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    Leafield

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    The church spire of St. Michael’s can be seen for miles, as Leafield is a hill-top village and a centre for the Wychwood Forest. Here was the royal hunting forest, part of which still survives as a National Nature Reserve. Leafield was once a centre…

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    Ramsden

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    A beautiful and peaceful stone village on the north-east edge of the Cotswolds. Ramsden, meaning 'wild garlic valley', is another ideal base for exploring the surrounding countryside either on foot or on bicycle.

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