Lower Heyford
Parish in Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.915, -1.277 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 49 24 |
| Population: | 233 |
| Dialling code: | 01869 (Bicester) |
Lower Heyford is a small village and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, set where the River Cherwell and the Oxford Canal run close together. The waterways give the parish a strong rural character and make it popular with walkers and boaters; the village itself has a compact core of stone and thatched cottages, a historic parish church and a number of listed buildings that reflect its long settlement history.
Today the community mixes traditional agricultural activity with commuters heading to nearby towns such as Bicester and Oxford, and there is a quiet but lively social scene centred on the village hall, pub and canal-side amenities. Proximity to the former airbase at RAF Upper Heyford adds an unusual layer of twentieth‑century history that attracts local interest and visitors.
Postcode districts covering Lower Heyford
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Oxford 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Aylesbury 21 miles33.7 km
- Bletchley 23.5 miles37.7 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Banbury 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Bicester 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Didcot 21.1 miles34 km
- Witney 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Daventry 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Wantage 23.4 miles37.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Lower Heyford Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Heyford Park Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Upper Heyford Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Rousham Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Middleton Stoney Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Steeple Aston Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Middle Aston Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Tackley Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Somerton Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Kirtlington Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- North Aston Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Steeple Barton Parish 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Lower Heyford
OX25 4NB, OX25 5PE, OX25 5PB, OX25 5NU, OX25 4NE, OX25 5NT, OX25 5PQ, OX25 4NF, OX25 5NA … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 38.8 miles62.5 km
- Birmingham International Airport 42.2 miles68 km
- Heyford Railway Station 1 mile1.6 km
- Tackley Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
Hotels near Lower Heyford Ad
- The Heyford 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- The Chesterton Hotel 4 4 miles6.5 km
- The Holt Hotel 4 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Duke of Marlborough Hotel 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Feathers Hotel 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Weston Manor Hotel 4.4 miles7 km
- The George Inn 5 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Kings Arms Hotel 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bicester 5 miles8.1 km
- Littlebury Hotel 5.2 miles8.3 km
Local points of interest
- Otley Abbey Historic site 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Blenheim Palace Estate 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Steane Estate 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 10.9 miles17.5 km
- University of Oxford University 11 miles17.7 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 11 miles17.8 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 11.2 miles18 km
- Magdalen College College 11.3 miles18.3 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 11.4 miles18.4 km