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Boarstall

Parish in Buckinghamshire, England

Coordinates:51.826, -1.096
OS grid ref:SP 62 14
Dialling code: 01869 (Bicester)
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Boarstall is a small, rural village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, tucked into agricultural countryside with remnants of the old Bernwood royal hunting forest nearby. Its chief attraction is Boarstall Tower, a moated, fortified manor house on a medieval motte, famous locally for a legendary horn and for changing hands during the English Civil War.

The settlement is tiny and largely agricultural, with scattered cottages and lanes rather than a high street; its economy is therefore quiet and rural, but it draws walkers and history enthusiasts keen to see the tower, the moated site and the tranquil English countryside that surrounds it. Community life revolves around nearby villages and occasional open days at the historic house.

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Transport links

  • Luton Airport 31.2 miles50.3 km
  • London Heathrow Airport 36.8 miles59.2 km
  • Bicester Town Railway Station 5.1 miles8.3 km
  • Bicester North Railway Station 5.8 miles9.4 km
  • Oxford Bus Station 9 miles14.4 km

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Local points of interest

  • Otley Abbey Historic site 5.2 miles8.3 km
  • Waddesdon Manor Museum 6.9 miles11 km
  • Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 7.6 miles12.3 km
  • Magdalen College College 8.2 miles13.2 km
  • Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 8.3 miles13.3 km
  • Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 8.3 miles13.4 km
  • University of Oxford University 8.3 miles13.4 km
  • Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 8.4 miles13.5 km
  • Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 8.5 miles13.6 km
  • Ashmolean Museum Museum 8.5 miles13.8 km
  • Christ Church College College 8.6 miles13.8 km
  • Thame Abbey Historic site 8.8 miles14.2 km