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Explore Sandford-on-Thames
Sandford-on-Thames in Oxfordshire (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 49 mi (or 79 km) west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Sandford-on-Thames is now 03:55 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 11 airports in the vicinity of Sandford-on-Thames, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Oxford (Kidlington) Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 km), North-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 27 mi (or 43 km), East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Oxford, Frilford, Farnborough, Upper Basildon and Winterbourne. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 2°C / 36 °F
Morning Temperature | 1°C / 33 °F |
Evening Temperature | 0°C / 33 °F |
Night Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 62% |
Air Pressure | 1000 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
5°C (40 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
14°C (58 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Macdonald Randolph
George Street Hotel
Old Bank
Oxford Spires Hotel
Vanbrugh House Hotel
Malmaison Oxford
Mercure Oxford Eastgate Hotel
Ethos
The Head of the River
De Vere Oxford Thames
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Hawaiian Hoe-down
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Oxford United v Bournemouth
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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.
Iffley Lock
Iffley Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England near the village of Iffley, Oxfordshire. It is on the southern outskirts of Oxford. The original lock was built by the Oxford-Burcot Commission in 1631 and the Thames Navigation Commission replaced this in 1793. The lock has a set of rollers to allow punts and rowing boats to be moved between the water levels. In addition the lock and weir streams there is stream further to the east which used to be the Mill Stream.
Rose Hill, Oxfordshire
Rose Hill is a city council estate. It is located on the south-eastern outskirts of Oxford, England. According to the 2001 Census, the population of Rose Hill and the adjoining village of Iffley was 4,667. Rose Hill is also the name of a road in Oxford that is part of a historic route from Oxford to London via Henley.
Hinksey Stream
Hinksey Stream is a branch of the River Thames to the west of the city of Oxford, England. It starts as Seacourt Stream (also known as Wytham Stream), which leaves the Thames at a bifurcation north of the village of Wytham, and rejoins the river south of the city near Kennington.
Oxford Science Park
The Oxford Science Park (OSP) is a science and technology park located on the southern edge of the city of Oxford, England. It was founded jointly by Magdalen College, Oxford and Prudential in 1990. The park maintains strong links with the nearby University of Oxford and currently contains just over 60 companies.
Sandford Lock
Sandford Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, situated at Sandford-on-Thames which is just South of Oxford. The first pound lock was built in 1631 by the Oxford-Burcot Commission although this has since been rebuilt. The lock has the deepest fall of all locks on the Thames at 8ft 9in (2.69) metres and is connected to a large island which is one of three at this point. The main weir connects the second island to the opposite bank on the Kennington, Oxfordshire side.
Kennington Railway Bridge
Kennington Railway Bridge near the village of Kennington, Oxfordshire crosses the River Thames between Sandford Lock and Iffley Lock. It carries the freight railway branch line that serves the BMW Mini factory at Cowley. The freight railway is part of the former Wycombe Railway that linked Maidenhead and Oxford via High Wycombe and Princes Risborough. The current steel bridge was built for the Great Western Railway in 1923. It replaced a wooden bridge built for the Wycombe Railway in 1864.
Isis Bridge
Isis Bridge is a modern road bridge across the River Thames just south of Oxford, England. It carries the Oxford Ring Road, part of the A423 road, across the Thames on the reach between Sandford Lock and Iffley Lock. The bridge was built in the 1960s and opened to road traffic in 1965 when the section of the ring road between South Hinksey and Heyford Hill was opened.
Rose Isle
Rose Isle is an island in the River Thames in England just downstream of Kennington Railway Bridge on the reach above Sandford Lock, near Kennington, Oxfordshire. The island is tree-covered and has a narrow channel behind it crossed by a footbridge. It was formerly used for the growing of osiers (basket willows, used for basketry, furniture, and cart-making). The house on the island replaces the Swan Hotel which was formerly a well-known stopping point on the river.
Fiddler's Elbow
Fiddler's Elbow is the largest of a set of islands in the River Thames in England alongside and upstream of Sandford Lock, near Kennington, Oxfordshire. Fiddler's Elbow Island is in the shape of a leg of lamb with a wide expanse tapering upstream to a narrow point. The navigation channel passes to the east of the island and the main weir stream, leading to the Sandford Lasher (weir pool) passes to the west.
Emmanuel Christian School, Oxfordshire
Emmanuel Christian School (or ECS) is a private primary school in Littlemore, Oxford, England, founded in 1988.
Littlemore Brook
Littlemore Brook is a tributary of the River Thames in Oxfordshire, southern England. It runs from the Blackbird Leys estate in the city of Oxford behind the Kassam Stadium and through the Oxford Science Park to the south of the city, near the village of Littlemore after which it is named. It joins the Thames near Sandford-on-Thames.