Launton and Otmoor
Ward in Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.86, -1.193 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 55 18 |
| Dialling code: | 01869 (Bicester) |
The ward centred on Launton sits in the district of Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England, and combines a compact historic village with the wide, low-lying expanse of Otmoor. Otmoor is notable for its seasonally flooded pastures and open skies that make it an important haven for wading birds and winter wildfowl, while the surrounding farmland and hedgerow pattern give the area a distinctly rural character.
Locally the area mixes traditional agriculture and nature conservation with a commuter influence from nearby Bicester and Oxford, and village life is marked by active community groups, a parish church and simple amenities. Walkers, birdwatchers and anyone interested in countryside history often visit for the quiet landscape and the sense of an enduring, lived-in rural community.
Postcode districts covering Launton and Otmoor
HP18, OX3, OX5, OX20, OX25, OX26, OX27, OX33
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Oxford 7.7 miles12.4 km
- High Wycombe 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Aylesbury 16.6 miles26.6 km
- Bletchley 21.3 miles34.4 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 22 miles35.4 km
- Banbury 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Leighton Buzzard 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Bicester 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Didcot 17.4 miles28 km
- Witney 13.9 miles22.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Wendlebury Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Weston-on-the-Green Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Charlton-on-Otmoor Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Merton Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Oddington Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Fencott and Murcott Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Chesterton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Bicester South and Ambrosden Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Ambrosden Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Bicester West Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Islip Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Bicester Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Launton and Otmoor
OX25 1PP, OX25 3RF, OX5 3BU, OX25 1PQ, OX5 1JH, OX25 1QT, OX5 3BS, OX25 1QQ, OX25 2NJ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 35.2 miles56.7 km
- London Heathrow Airport 41.5 miles66.7 km
- Bicester Town Railway Station 3 miles4.8 km
- Islip Railway Station 3 miles4.9 km
- Oxford Bus Station 8.1 miles13 km
Hotels in Launton and Otmoor Ad
- The Chesterton Hotel 4
- Weston Manor Hotel
- Holiday Inn Express Bicester
- Littlebury Hotel
- Bicester Hotel Golf and Spa 4
- Kings Arms Hotel
Schools in Launton and Otmoor
- Bletchingdon Parochial C of E Primary School Primary
- Charlton-on-Otmoor C of E Primary School Primary
- Dr South's C of E Primary School Primary
- Launton C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Otley Abbey Historic site 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Blenheim Palace Estate 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 7.5 miles12 km
- University of Oxford University 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Magdalen College College 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 8 miles12.8 km
- Christ Church College College 8 miles12.9 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 9.9 miles16 km