North and West Oxon Area Guide

Why live in North & West Oxon

From chocolate-box cottages to grand old Rectories and country manor houses, this area has something for everyone. The Cotswolds is one of England’s best-loved areas of natural beauty, famed for its honey-coloured stone and gentle hillsides or ‘wolds’. The charm of the bigger market towns like Chipping Norton is matched by the beauty of local villages, many of which are rich in little known historic treasures. The area also boasts excellent shopping facilities.

History of North & West Oxon

From the 13th century onwards, the Cotswolds built its fortune on the wool industry and Cotswold sheep are still a symbol of the area.

Many of the local villages are of great historic importance, but remain largely undiscovered. The unspoilt Swinbrook church is often described as the ‘gateway to the Cotswolds,’ as it contains a hidden world of history.

Places of Interest

Blenheim Palace at Woodstock
Woodstock
Oxfordshire OX20 1PX
01993 811091
www.blenheimpalace.com

Daylesford Organic
Daylesford
Near Kingham
Gloucestershire
GL56 0YG
www.daylesfordorganic.com

The Rollright Stones
Long Compton
Chipping Norton
United Kingdom

The Hook Norton Brewery
Brewery Lane
Hook Norton
OXON
OX15 5NY
United Kingdom

Getting to North & West Oxon

Mainline Train Services

Services from Kingham to London Paddington take around one hour and thirty minutes, while services from Charlbury to Paddington take around one hour and twenty minutes.

North & West Oxon Local authorities

Cotswold District Council
Trinity Road
Cirencester
Gloucestershire
GL7 1PX
Telephone: + 44 (0)1285 623 000
Email: cdc@cotswold.gov.uk

West Oxfordshire District Council
Woodgreen,
New Yatt Road,
Witney,
Oxfordshire
OX28 1NB
Tel: +44 (0)1993 861000

Where to go out in North & West Oxon

The Swan
Swinbrook
Burford
Oxfordshire
OX18 4DY
01993 823339

The Chequers
Church Rd
Churchill, Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire, OX7 6NJ
01608 659393

The Kings Head
The Green
Bledington
Oxfordshire
OX7 6XQ
1608 658365

The Old Butchers
Park Street
Stow on the Wold
01451 831700

Schools in North & West Oxon
Kitebrook House Moreton in Marsh GL56 0RP United Kingdom	Windrush Valley School Chipping Norton Oxfordshire, OX7 6AN United Kindgom	Cokethorpe at Witney Cokethorpe School Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7PU 01993 703921
Burford School in Burford Cheltenham Road Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4PL	The Cotswold School The Avenue, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire GL54 2BD http://www.cotswold.gloucs.sch.uk/