Blackthorn
Built-up area in Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.872, -1.099 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 62 19 |
| Population: | 317 |
| Dialling code: | 01869 (Bicester) |
Blackthorn is a small, largely rural village in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England. It sits just outside the market town of Bicester and within easy reach of the M40, which gives residents straightforward commuter access to Oxford and London.
The settlement has a quiet, village feel with a mixture of historic cottages and farmland around a compact core; its history is typically agricultural, with later change driven by commuter flows and nearby development. Community life is broadly parish-centred and informal, and the location makes it appealing for people looking for village living while working in nearby towns or cities.
Postcode districts covering Blackthorn
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 18.6 miles30 km
- Oxford 10.4 miles16.7 km
- High Wycombe 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Aylesbury 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Dunstable 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Bletchley 17.4 miles27.9 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 18 miles29 km
- Banbury 16.6 miles26.8 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Leighton Buzzard 19 miles30.6 km
- Bicester 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Didcot 19.2 miles30.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Ambrosden Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Arncott Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Upper Arncott Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Piddington Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Launton Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Bicester South and Ambrosden Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Merton Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Marsh Gibbon Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Ludgershall Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Bicester East Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Bicester Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Boarstall Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Blackthorn
OX25 1UL, OX25 1TF, OX25 1TS, OX25 1WA, OX25 1TR, OX25 1TE, OX25 1TQ, OX25 1TH, OX25 1TD … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 31.2 miles50.2 km
- London Heathrow Airport 39.1 miles62.9 km
- Bicester Town Railway Station 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Bicester North Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
Hotels near Blackthorn Ad
- The Chesterton Hotel 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Pointer 5 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Littlebury Hotel 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bicester 3.1 miles5 km
- Weston Manor Hotel 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Heyford 4 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Bicester Hotel Golf and Spa 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Holiday Inn Oxford 4 9.6 miles15.4 km
- 100 Banbury Road Oxford 3 9.9 miles16 km
- Kings Arms Hotel 2.7 miles4.4 km
Local points of interest
- Otley Abbey Historic site 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Magdalen College College 10.4 miles16.8 km
- University of Oxford University 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Stowe Park Estate 10.6 miles17 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Christ Church College College 10.8 miles17.3 km