Swalcliffe
Built-up area in Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.037, -1.45 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 37 37 |
| Dialling code: | 01295 (Banbury) |
Swalcliffe is a small village and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England, lying a few miles south of Banbury. Set in rolling arable countryside, the settlement is made up of limestone and thatch cottages clustered around a medieval parish church with Norman origins and a historic manor house set in parkland, now home to Swalcliffe Park School, a residential special school.
Historically agricultural, the parish is characterised by ridge-and-furrow fields, hedgerow-lined lanes and a handful of listed buildings; today many residents commute to nearby towns while farming remains visible in the landscape. Community life is centred on the church, village events and the school, giving Swalcliffe a quietly picturesque character that mixes historic interest with contemporary rural living.
Postcode districts covering Swalcliffe
Most populated places nearby
- Oxford 21.4 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 18 miles
- Banbury 5 miles
- Warwick 17.5 miles
- Bicester 15.6 miles
- Witney 17.4 miles
- Stratford-upon-Avon 15.5 miles
- Daventry 19.8 miles
- Evesham 21.5 miles
- Kenilworth 21.9 miles
- Carterton 20 miles
- Kidlington 15.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sibford Ferris Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Tadmarton Parish 1.5 miles
- Sibford Gower Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Shutford Parish 1.7 miles
- Epwell Parish 2.4 miles
- Wigginton Parish 2.5 miles
- Broughton Parish 2.6 miles
- North Newington Parish 2.6 miles
- Milcombe Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Hook Norton Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Shenington Built-up area 3.1 miles
- South Newington Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Swalcliffe
OX15 5ET, OX15 5EN, OX15 5EJ, OX15 5EP, OX15 5HB, OX15 5EH, OX15 5EQ, OX15 5EL, OX15 5EU … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 31.4 miles
- Luton Airport 47.4 miles
- Banbury Railway Station 5.4 miles
- King's Sutton Railway Station 7.3 miles
Hotels near Swalcliffe Ad
- The Three Pigeons 5 miles
- Horse and Groom Inn 4 2.7 miles
- The Sun Inn 4 3.2 miles
- The Gate Hangs High 2.3 miles
- Banbury Wroxton House Hotel 4 3.5 miles
- Feldon Valley 4.4 miles
- The George Inn 4.1 miles
- Unicorn Inn 5.2 miles
- The Norman Knight 4.3 miles
- Cromwell Lodge Hotel 3 5 miles
Schools in Swalcliffe
- Swalcliffe Park School CIO Special
Local points of interest
- 12th Century Church Historic site 5.1 miles
- Upton House Country house 5.2 miles
- Rollright Stones Archaeological site 6.8 miles
- Ettington Park Estate 9.5 miles
- Steane Estate 10.6 miles
- Batsford Estate 12.3 miles
- Bruern Abbey Historic site 12.9 miles
- Hidcote Manor Garden Gardens 12.9 miles
- Blenheim Palace Estate 13.4 miles
- Ashorne Hill Estate 13.5 miles
- Stratford Racecourse Recreation 15.3 miles
- Biddlesden Abbey Historic site 15.8 miles