Towns and villages in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds

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Kingham village

Kingham

A beautiful Cotswold village with a large open green and some elegant stone and thatched cottages,…

Charlbury

Charlbury

Charlbury, set in the heart of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, grew from a small clearing in the…

Filkins

Filkins

You may go looking for two villages but you’ll only find one - and a beautiful one it is. The…

Chipping Norton Almshouses

Chipping Norton

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

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  1. Add Woodstock to your Itinerary

    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.

  2. Add Chipping Norton to your Itinerary

    Chipping Norton

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

  3. Add Witney to your Itinerary

    Witney

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    Town

    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.

  4. Add Burford to your Itinerary

    Burford

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    Town

    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'.

  5. Add Filkins to your Itinerary

    Filkins

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    Village

    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.

  6. Add Kingham to your Itinerary

    Kingham

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    Village

    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.

  7. Add Great Tew to your Itinerary

    Great Tew

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    Village

    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.

  8. Add Charlbury to your Itinerary

    Charlbury

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    Town

    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.

  9. Add Bampton to your Itinerary

    Bampton

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    Village

    The ancient market town of Bampton, not far from the River Thames, may seem oddly familiar to many first time visitors – it was used for filming the village scenes in the popular TV drama ‘Downton Abbey’

  10. Add Long Hanborough to your Itinerary

    Long Hanborough

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    Village

    Lying between Witney and Woodstock, the village station provides easy access to Oxford on the Cotswold Line and is also home to the Oxford Bus Museum.

  11. Add Carterton to your Itinerary

    Carterton

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    Town

    Carterton is a modern new town with a thriving cosmopolitan community built around Britain's largest air base RAF Brize Norton.

  12. Add Shipton under Wychwood to your Itinerary

    Shipton under Wychwood

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    Countryside

    Shipton under Wychwood

    Heart of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds and still a place of mystery, the area was once the ancient Royal Hunting Forest of Wychwood, much of which survives. Shipton is the largest of the Wychwoods (the others are Ascott and Milton), each having their…

  13. Add Chadlington to your Itinerary

    Chadlington

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    Village

    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.

  14. Add Standlake to your Itinerary

    Standlake

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    Countryside

    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…

  15. Add Eynsham to your Itinerary

    Eynsham

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    Village

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

  16. Add Ramsden to your Itinerary

    Ramsden

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    Village

    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.

  17. Add Kelmscott to your Itinerary

    Kelmscott

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    Village

    Kelmscott is a quiet village, set at the end of a non-through road that peters out at the nearby river Thames.

    The village church, St George's, dates back to the end of the 12th century though it was subsequently enlarged on a number of…

  18. Add Ascott under Wychwood to your Itinerary

    Ascott under Wychwood

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    Village

    The village of Ascott under Wychwood is situated on the south side of the River Evenlode and lies on the Cotswolds & Malverns Railway (between London and Worcester). It is one of the three Wychwoods - the neighbouring villages of Ascott, Milton and…

  19. Add Shilton to your Itinerary

    Shilton

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    Village

    The attractive ford across ‘The Shill’ brook, the open village green and pretty stone cottages are much photographed and make the village of Shilton a truly Cotswold experience.

  20. Add Great Rollright to your Itinerary

    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.

St Oswald's Church at Widford (photo Helena Sylvester)