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 miles34.5 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 18 miles28.9 km
- Banbury 5 miles8.1 km
- Warwick 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Bicester 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Witney 17.4 miles27.9 km
- Stratford-upon-Avon 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Daventry 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Evesham 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Kenilworth 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Carterton 20 miles32.1 km
- Kidlington 15.9 miles25.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Sibford Ferris Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Tadmarton Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Sibford Gower Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Shutford Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Epwell Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Wigginton Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Broughton Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- North Newington Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Milcombe Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Hook Norton Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Shenington Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- South Newington Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Swalcliffe
OX15 5EU, OX15 5EJ, OX15 5HB, OX15 5EH, OX15 5ET, OX15 5EN, OX15 5EQ, OX15 5ES, OX15 5EL … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 31.4 miles50.6 km
- Luton Airport 47.4 miles76.3 km
- Banbury Railway Station 5.4 miles8.8 km
- King's Sutton Railway Station 7.3 miles11.7 km
Hotels near Swalcliffe Ad
- The George Inn 5 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Lion, Tredington 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Banbury Wroxton House Hotel 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- The Merrie Lion 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Cromwell Lodge Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 5 miles8 km
- The George Townhouse 3 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Cotswolds Hotel & Spa 7.1 miles11.5 km
- The Lazy Pug 7.6 miles12.3 km
- The Fuzzy Duck 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Heythrop Park Hotel 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
Schools in Swalcliffe
- Swalcliffe Park School CIO Special
Local points of interest
- 12th Century Church Historic site 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Upton House Country house 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Rollright Stones Archaeological site 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Ettington Park Estate 9.5 miles15.4 km
- Steane Estate 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Batsford Estate 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Bruern Abbey Historic site 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Hidcote Manor Garden Gardens 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Blenheim Palace Estate 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Ashorne Hill Estate 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Stratford Racecourse Recreation 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Biddlesden Abbey Historic site 15.8 miles25.5 km