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Discover Lewknor
Lewknor in Oxfordshire (England) with it's 322 citizens is a town in United Kingdom about 38 mi (or 61 km) west of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Lewknor is now 07:26 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports near Lewknor, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Benson in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blenheim Palace in a distance of 18 mi (or 30 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We discovered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Remenham, Wargrave, Hurley, Sonning and Aylesbury. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
Morning Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Night Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 81% |
Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
8°C (46 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
6°C (42 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel
Fox Country Hotel Main Road
Fox Country Inn
Kings
The Oxfordshire
The Spread Eagle
Peacock
The Chilterns View
TREE AT CADMORE
Videos from this area
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London quick sketch
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Pats MTB Splat
Biking Karma 12 months from last XC MTB run from Christmas Common upon which I crashed on what my riding partner, Pat, described as a "leafy gully".......we were back. This is the exact same...
Count the potholes!
Taken during a Sportive this year (2010, ignore the camera date!), this stretch of road from Christmas Common to Stokenchurch in Oxfordshire was rutted with lethal potholes! The rear-facing...
My Brother's Keeper (1948) showing Aston Rowant railway station on the Watlington Branch Line, Oxon
Some more shots of the railway station at Aston Rowant, (this time from My Brother's Keeper (1948)) followed by a short chase sequence which is probably filmed on the same line. Features Jack...
XO Balloon Challenge, XO Club, Cognac, Camping, Hot Air Balloon,
Take 14 middleaged businessmen away on a weekend camping trip. The sole purpose to sample a range of fine Brandy & Cognac. Set them a challenge to construct a small scale hot air balloon from...
Red Kites
Once threatened with extinction in Britain, these birds of prey now flourish in parts of rural southern England. Incorporates also the usual family musical fun of the sort you've seen before...
Proteus Eretes Tygron Henley 8 2008
Short move about a rowing contest on the Thames. Proteus Eretes on the Henley Royal Regatta against Cornell university.
DJI F550 Drone at Aston Rowant Nature Reserve (Near Stokenchurch) Flight 1
DJI F550 hexacopter up over the Aston Rowant Nature Reserve. Quick flight over the M40 and a view of the lorry accident that caused a Southbound tailback this evening. General flying over the...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Stokenchurch Gap
The Stokenchurch Gap, also known as the Aston Rowant Cutting or Aston Hill cutting (from the nearby village of Aston Rowant), or locally "The Canyon" is a steep chalk cutting, constructed through the Chiltern Hills in Oxfordshire, England during the early 1970s for the M40 motorway. It is 1,200 metres long and a maximum of 47 metres deep, and is located approximately eight miles (13 km) from High Wycombe and close to the village of Stokenchurch.
Shirburn Castle
Shirburn Castle is at the village of Shirburn, 6 miles south of Thame, Oxfordshire. Shirburn Castle was the seat of the Earls of Macclesfield. George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield (c.1695–1764), celebrated as an astronomer, spent much time conducting astronomical observations at Shirburn Castle, which his father had bought in 1716. Here he built an observatory and a chemical laboratory.
Aston Rowant railway station
Aston Rowant railway station was opened in 1872 and was a part of the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway. Having closed in 1961, there have been proposals to reopen the station not only to the heritage services of the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway, but also National Rail commuter services operated by Chiltern Railways.
London Parachute School
The London Parachute School is a BPA affiliated parachuting centre and skydiving drop zone at Chiltern Park Aerodrome at Ipsden, near Wallingford, Oxfordshire The drop zone operates a Turbine Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. The centre provides student training in the Ram Air Progression System, Accelerated Freefall (AFF) and tandem skydiving.
Lewknor Bridge Halt railway station
Lewknor Bridge Halt railway station was a halt on the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway which the Great Western Railway opened in 1906 to serve the Oxfordshire village of Lewknor. The opening of the halt was part of a GWR attempt to encourage more passengers on the line at a time when competition from bus services was drawing away patronage.
Aston Rowant NNR
Aston Rowant Nature Reserve is located on the western escarpment of the Chiltern Hills near Stokenchurch on the Oxfordshire - Buckinghamshire border in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty The reserve is in several sections, divided by the M40 motorway in the Aston Rowant Cutting. Most of the reserve is in the parishes of Aston Rowant and Lewknor in Oxfordshire; smaller sections are in the parish of Stokenchurch in Buckinghamshire.
Butt's Way
Butt's Way is a cricket ground between the villages of Aston Rowant and Kingston Blount, Oxfordshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1987, when Oxfordshire played their first Minor Counties Championship match on the ground against Buckinghamshire. From 1987 to 1998, the ground hosted 5 Minor Counties Championship matches. The ground has also held 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches, the last of which came in 2007 against Buckinghamshire.
All Saints Church, Shirburn
All Saints Church, Shirburn, is the redundant Church of England parish church of the parish of Shirburn, Oxfordshire, England. It is a Grade II listed building in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church is at the west end of the village, immediately south of Shirburn Castle, the seat of the Earls of Macclesfield since 1715. The north chapel of the church is the mausoleum of the Parker family, Earls of Macclesfield.