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Woodstock Palace

Woodstock Palace was a royal residence in the English town of Woodstock, Oxfordshire. Henry I of England built a hunting lodge here and in 1129 he built 7 miles of walls to create the first enclosed park, where lions and leopards were kept. The lodge became a palace under Henry's grandson, Henry II, who spent time here with his mistress, Rosamund Clifford.

Located at 51.8419, -1.36167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.583 miles away.
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History of Oxfordshire, Palaces in England, Royal residences in the United Kingdom, Country houses in Oxfordshire, Former palaces

Blenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace  (pronounced "Blen-im") is a monumental country house situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, residence of the dukes of Marlborough. It is the only non-royal non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title of palace. The palace, one of England's largest houses, was built between 1705. and circa 1724. UNESCO recognised the palace as a World Heritage Site in 1987.

Located at 51.8419, -1.36139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.583 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1722, Baroque palaces, English Baroque architecture, English Landscape Garden style, Gardens in Oxfordshire, Grade I listed buildings in Oxfordshire, Grade I listed houses, Grade I listed palaces, Historic house museums in Oxfordshire, Houses in Oxfordshire, John Vanbrugh buildings, Landscape design history of England, Nicholas Hawksmoor buildings, Palaces in England, Parks and open spaces in Oxfordshire, Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Oxfordshire, Spencer-Churchill family, Visitor attractions in Oxfordshire, West Oxfordshire, Winston Churchill, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, World Heritage Sites in England, Mazes

River Evenlode

The River Evenlode is a river in England which is a tributary of the Thames in Oxfordshire. It rises near Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire in the Cotswold Hills and flows south-east passing near Stow-on-the-Wold, Charlbury, Bladon, and Cassington, and its valley provides the route of the southern part of the Cotswold Line. The River Evenlode passes through many villages and towns in Oxfordshire including Ascott-under-Wychwood, Chadlington and Charlbury.

Located at 51.7833, -1.33333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.579 miles away.
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Rivers of Gloucestershire, Rivers of Oxfordshire, Tributaries of the River Thames, West Oxfordshire

Godstow Bridge

Godstow Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames in England at Godstow near Oxford. The bridge is just upstream of Godstow Lock on the reach to King's Lock and carries a minor road between Wolvercote and Wytham. The bridge is in two parts. The older part crosses the original course of the river and weir stream near The Trout Inn, a well-known public house. This stone bridge was in existence in 1692 and was probably the one held by the Royalists against Parliamentarians in 1645.

Located at 51.7794, -1.30129 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.578 miles away.
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Bridges across the River Thames, Bridges in Oxfordshire, Grade II listed buildings in Oxfordshire, 17th-century bridges, Bridges completed in 1792, Bridges completed in 1892

St Martin's Church, Bladon

St Martin's Church in Bladon near Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, is the Church of England parish church of Bladon-with-Woodstock. It is also the mother church of St Mary Magdalane at Woodstock, which was originally a chapel of ease. It is best known for the grave of Sir Winston Churchill in its churchyard.

Located at 51.8303, -1.34972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.582 miles away.
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Church of England churches in Oxfordshire, Diocese of Oxford, Winston Churchill, Visitor attractions in Oxfordshire, West Oxfordshire

Kidlington F.C

Kidlington F.C. is a football club based in Kidlington, near Oxford, England. They were established in 1908 and joined the Hellenic Football League in 1954. In the 1976–77 season, they reached the 5th round of the FA Vase. For the 2012–13 season, they are members of the Hellenic Football League Premier Division. Kidlington FC are presently in the process of finding a new manager ahead of the 2012–13 season. Midway through season 2011–12 Gordon Geary and his team of assistants left the club.

Located at 51.8171, -1.28999 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.581 miles away.
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Hellenic Football League, Football clubs in Oxfordshire, Association football clubs established in 1908, 1908 establishments in England

Shipton-on-Cherwell train crash

The Shipton-on-Cherwell train crash was a major disaster which occurred on the Great Western Railway. It involved the derailment of a long passenger train at Shipton-on-Cherwell near Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England, on Christmas Eve, 24 December 1874, and was one of the worst ever disasters on the Great Western Railway. Colonel William Yolland of the Railway Inspectorate led the investigation and chaired the subsequent Court of Enquiry of the Board of Trade.

Located at 51.8475, -1.29917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.583 miles away.
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Railway accidents in England, Railway accidents in 1874, 1874 in England, History of Oxfordshire, Rail transport in Oxfordshire, Disasters in Oxfordshire

The Trout Inn

The Trout Inn (often simply referred to as The Trout) is a well-known historic public house in Lower Wolvercote north of Oxford, close to Godstow Bridge. It is directly on the River Thames and is especially popular on sunny days in the summer months when it is possible to imbibe outside by the river. The Trout Inn is a Grade II Listed Building, being principally a 17th Century construction, with some 18th Century alterations additions.

Located at 51.78, -1.29944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.578 miles away.
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Public houses in Oxfordshire, Grade II listed buildings in Oxfordshire, Buildings and structures on the River Thames, Grade II listed public houses

Gosford and Water Eaton

Gosford and Water Eaton is a civil parish in the Cherwell district of the English county of Oxfordshire. It is north of the city of Oxford and is crossed nearby by two major roads for, or by-passing, the city. See articles on Gosford and Water Eaton for further detail.

Located at 51.8, -1.27 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.580 miles away.
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Civil parishes in Oxfordshire

The Oxfordshire Museum

The Oxfordshire Museum (also known as Oxfordshire County Museum) is in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, located opposite the Bear Hotel. It is a regional museum covering the county of Oxfordshire. The museum features collections of local history, art, archaeology, the landscape and wildlife relating to the county of Oxfordshire, and to the town of Woodstock in particular.

Located at 51.8477, -1.3572 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.583 miles away.
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Museums in Oxfordshire, Houses in Oxfordshire, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, Local museums in Oxfordshire, Art museums and galleries in Oxfordshire

The Manor Studio

The Manor Studio (aka The Manor) was a recording studio in the manor house at the village of Shipton-on-Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England, north of the city of Oxford. It was the first residential recording studio in the UK. The concept was pioneered in 1969 by French musician Michel Magne in the Château d'Hérouville. The manor house was owned by Richard Branson and used as a recording studio for Virgin Records, although artists signed to other labels also used the studios.

Located at 51.8456, -1.305 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.583 miles away.
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1971 establishments in England, 1995 disestablishments in England, Culture in Oxfordshire, Country houses in Oxfordshire, Recording studios in England

Godstow Lock

Godstow Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England. It is between the villages of Wolvercote and Wytham on the outskirts of Oxford. The first lock was built of stone by Daniel Harris for the Thames Navigation Commission in 1790. It is the lock furthest upstream on the river which has mechanical (electro-hydraulic) operation. The main weir is a short way upstream but there is another weir at Godstow Bridge just above the Trout Inn.

Located at 51.7767, -1.29843 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.578 miles away.
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1790 establishments in England, Buildings and structures completed in 1924, Locks on the River Thames, Locks of Oxfordshire, Buildings and structures in Oxford, Transport in Oxford

King's Lock

King's Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England. It is in open country to the north of Oxford, Oxfordshire, on the southern bank of the river. The lock was one of the last pound locks built on the Thames being built by the Thames Conservancy in 1928 to replace the former flash lock. At the lock there is a large island. Behind this is the start of the Wolvercote Mill Stream leading to Dukes Cut, which connects the Thames to the Oxford Canal.

Located at 51.7891, -1.3069 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.579 miles away.
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Locks on the River Thames, Locks of Oxfordshire

A34 Road Bridge

The A34 Road Bridge is a modern road bridge carrying the Oxford ring road at Oxford, England, across the River Thames. It crosses the Thames just upstream of Godstow Lock near Wolvercote on the reach to King's Lock. The bridge was built in 1961. The bridge's formal name on the Ordnance Survey map is Thames Bridge, possibly to distinguish it from the Isis Bridge, the only other bridge carrying the Oxford ring road over the Thames.

Located at 51.7812, -1.30322 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.578 miles away.
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Bridges completed in 1961, Bridges across the River Thames, Bridges in Oxfordshire, Bridges in Oxford, Road bridges in England

Oxford Road Halt railway station

Oxford Road Halt was a railway station on the Varsity Line 1 mile west of the hamlet of Water Eaton, Oxfordshire.

Located at 51.803, -1.2759 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.580 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Oxfordshire, Former London and North Western Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1905, Railway stations closed in 1926

Begbroke Science Park

Begbroke Science Park is a science park located five miles north of Oxford, England. It is owned and managed by Oxford University. It lies within the parish of Begbroke, although it is only accessible from the village of Yarnton on the A44.

Located at 51.8181, -1.30667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.581 miles away.
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1960 establishments, University of Oxford sites, Economy of Oxfordshire, Parks and open spaces in Oxfordshire, Science parks in the United Kingdom

Wolvercot Platform railway station

Wolvercot Platform was a halt on the Great Western Railway line between Oxford and Banbury. The line is now known as the Cherwell Valley Line or the "Oxford Canal Line".

Located at 51.7851, -1.2865 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.579 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Oxfordshire, Railway stations opened in 1908, Railway stations closed in 1916

Campsfield House

Campsfield House is a privately run Immigration detention Centre near Oxford, England. It has been the site of a number of protests from human rights campaigners and has seen a number of hunger strikes and one suicide. The former Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons condemned conditions at Campsfield House in a 2004 report. Protests at conditions in the centre have sparked a number of hunger strikes and disturbances.

Located at 51.8258, -1.31083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.581 miles away.
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Immigration to the United Kingdom, Immigration detention centres and prisons in the United Kingdom

River Glyme

The River Glyme is a river in Oxfordshire, England. It is a tributary of the River Evenlode. It rises about 1 mile east of Chipping Norton, and flows south east past Old Chalford, Enstone, Kiddington, Glympton and Wootton, Woodstock and through Blenheim Park. At Wootton the Glyme is joined by a tributary, the River Dorn. The Glyme enters the Evenlode just south of the park near Bladon. The Glyme is dammed at Cleveley, Kiddington, Glympton and Blenheim.

Located at 51.8322, -1.35417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.582 miles away.
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Rivers of Oxfordshire, Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Oxfordshire, West Oxfordshire

Blenheim and Woodstock railway station

Blenheim & Woodstock was a railway station constructed in the neoclassical style which served the town of Woodstock and Blenheim Palace in the English county of Oxfordshire. The station, as well as the line, was constructed by the Duke of Marlborough and was privately run until 1897 when it became part of the Great Western Railway. The number of trains serving the station was cut in the late 1930s, and again in 1952 down to only six trains a day.

Located at 51.8469, -1.35199 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.583 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Oxfordshire, Former Great Western Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1890, Railway stations closed in 1954

Shipton-on-Cherwell Halt railway station

Shipton-on-Cherwell Halt was a railway halt constructed in 1929 by the Great Western Railway to serve the Oxfordshire village of Shipton-on-Cherwell as well as the adjacent Oxford and Shipton Cement Company limestone quarry and cement works.

Located at 51.8525, -1.3175 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.583 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Oxfordshire, Former Great Western Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1929, Railway stations closed in 1954

Kidlington railway station

Kidlington railway station opened in 1852 on the Oxford and Rugby Railway to serve the adjacent Oxfordshire village of Kidlington, and act as a railhead for the town of Woodstock, 2.5 miles away. It became a junction station in 1890 upon the opening of the Blenheim and Woodstock Branch Line, and served the area for over 100 years before falling victim to the programme of closures initiated by the Beeching Report in 1964.

Located at 51.8299, -1.3001 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.582 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Oxfordshire, Former Great Western Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1852, Railway stations closed in 1964, Beeching closures in England

Bletchington railway station

Bletchington railway station is a disused station in Oxfordshire at Enslow, England, a hamlet 1.25 miles west of the village of Bletchingdon. The station had a number of names during its period of operation: 'Woodstock', 'Woodstock Road', 'Kirtlington' and finally 'Bletchington'.

Located at 51.8606, -1.30091 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.584 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Oxfordshire, Former Great Western Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1852, Railway stations closed in 1964, Beeching closures in England

Hampton Gay and Poyle

Hampton Gay and Poyle is a civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. It was formed in 1932 by merger of the parishes of Hampton Gay and Hampton Poyle.

Located at 51.837, -1.271 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.582 miles away.
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Civil parishes in Oxfordshire

Duke's Cut

Duke's Cut is a short waterway in Oxfordshire, England, which connects the Oxford Canal near Wolvercote Junction with the River Thames at King's Lock. The Cut was constructed at the request of the Duke of Marlborough, and opened in 1789 providing the first link from the Oxford Canal to the River Thames. The Cut was conveyed in trust to the Vice-Chancellor of the University and the Mayor of Oxford in 1792.

Located at 51.7914, -1.29675 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.579 miles away.
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River Thames, 1789 establishments in England, Canals in England, Transport in Oxfordshire, Visitor attractions in Oxfordshire