Finmere
Parish in Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.992, -1.082 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 63 33 |
| Population: | 466 |
| Dialling code: | 01280 (Buckingham) |
Finmere is a small rural village and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, sitting close to the Buckinghamshire border between Bicester and Buckingham. The settlement retains a compact historic core of stone and brick houses clustered around a parish church and village green, and the surrounding landscape is still shaped by mixed farming even as many residents commute to nearby towns.
One particularly notable local feature is the former Second World War airfield, now known as Finmere Airfield, which gives the parish an unexpected aviation heritage and is used for light flying and gliding activities; the traces of old railway and road routes nearby also hint at changing patterns of transport. Community life is quietly active, centred on the village hall, church events and occasional fairs that reflect a blend of traditional village customs and contemporary commuter-era living.
Postcode districts covering Finmere
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Northampton 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Oxford 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Aylesbury 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Dunstable 25 miles40.2 km
- Bletchley 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Banbury 12 miles19.2 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 23.6 miles38 km
- Leighton Buzzard 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Bicester 7 miles11.2 km
- Witney 22.6 miles36.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Finmere Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Mixbury Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Barton Hartshorn Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Tingewick Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Newton Purcell with Shelswell Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Westbury Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Buckingham West Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Water Stratford Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Chetwode Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Shalstone Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Cottisford Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Evenley Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Finmere
MK18 4BG, MK18 4AN, MK18 4AQ, MK18 4BQ, MK18 4AD, MK18 4AP, MK18 4AJ, MK18 4DH, MK18 4BH … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 31.5 miles50.7 km
- Birmingham International Airport 42.6 miles68.5 km
- Bicester North Railway Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Bicester Town Railway Station 7.4 miles11.9 km
Hotels near Finmere Ad
- The White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Paisley Pear, Brackley by Marston's Inns 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Silverstone 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Silverstone Golf Club and Hotel 4 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Villiers Hotel 4 4 miles6.5 km
- The Chesterton Hotel 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
- The Heyford 4 8.5 miles13.7 km
- The Fox and Hounds 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Littlebury Hotel 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bicester 8.2 miles13.2 km
Schools in Finmere
- Finmere C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Stowe Park Estate 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Biddlesden Abbey Historic site 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Stowe Corner, Silverstone Recreation 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Club Corner, Silverstone Recreation 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Vale corner, Silverstone Recreation 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Steane Estate 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Hanger straight, Silverstone Recreation 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Abbey corner, Silverstone Recreation 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Silverstone Circuit Recreation 6.2 miles10 km
- Chapel curve, Silverstone Recreation 6.2 miles10 km
- Bridge corner, Silverstone Recreation 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Becketts corner, Silverstone Recreation 6.3 miles10.2 km