Oxfordshire

From World travel guide

Oxfordshire is a large county in South East England, on the southern fringes of the West Midlands, bordered by Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire. Straddling the upper reaches of the Thames River valley west of the Chilterns, Oxfordshire is home to the ancient university city of Oxford and vast areas of archetypal English landscape, studded with fascinating towns and villages, many along the River Thames.

Contents 1 Cities 2 Other destinations 3 Understand 4 Get in 4.1 By plane 4.2 By train 4.3 By road 4.4 By bus 5 Get around 6 See 7 Eat 8 Drink 9 Stay safe 10 Get out 11 External links

Cities

• Oxford - ancient cathedral and university city, county town of Oxfordshire

• Abingdon
• Banbury
• Bicester
• Chinnor
• Chipping Norton
• Didcot
• Henley-on-Thames
• Goring
• Thame
• Wallingford
• Wantage
• Witney

Other destinations

• Bladon - close to Woodstock, a small picturesque village and church, burial place of Sir Winston Churchill
• Blenheim Palace - one of the great stately homes of England and a popular destination
• Kelmscott Manor in Kelmscott, the home of writer and Arts and Crafts designer William Morris
• Woodstock - an historic village just north of Oxford, location of Blenheim Palace
• Whitehorse Hill - the highest point in Oxfordshire, in the Vale of White Horse, reaching 261m (856 ft).
• Sulgrave Manor - Near Banbury

Understand

Get in

By plane

The nearest large airports for Oxfordshire are London Heathrow International and Birmingham International.

By train

By road

The M40 motorway provides the fastest access to Oxfordshire from both London and Birmingham.

By bus

Get around

See

• the Oxfordshire Cotswolds [1] - the county enjoys a large portion of the famed Cotswolds region within its boundaries, second only to Gloucestershire

Eat

Drink

Stay safe

Oxfordshire is, on the whole, one of the safest counties in England (as regards both people and the environment) - no special warnings apply.

Get out

External links

North Oxfordshire Tourist Office

West Oxfordshire Tourist Office

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