Upper Heyford
Built-up area in Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.934, -1.258 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SP 51 26 |
| Population: | 953 |
| Dialling code: | 01869 (Bicester) |
Upper Heyford is a village in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England, set in the agricultural countryside a few miles north of Bicester. It is best known for the former RAF Upper Heyford airbase - a prominent Cold War‑era United States Air Force station - whose runways and hangars dominate the local landscape and have been partly redeveloped as Heyford Park.
The military legacy gives the village an unusual mix of historic farmsteads and 20th‑century military architecture; community life centres on a village hall and local pubs, while many residents commute to Oxford or Bicester or work in businesses on the redeveloped airfield. The surrounding farmland and footpaths offer pleasant walking country, and the area is often noted for its layered history and ongoing adaptation from airbase to civilian neighbourhood.
Postcode districts covering Upper Heyford
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Oxford 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Aylesbury 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Bletchley 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Banbury 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 18 miles28.9 km
- Bicester 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Didcot 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Witney 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Daventry 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Wantage 24.8 miles39.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Heyford Park Parish 0 miles0 km
- Somerton Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Lower Heyford Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Ardley Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Middleton Stoney Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Fritwell Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Ardley and Fewcott Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Middle Aston Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Steeple Aston Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- North Aston Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Souldern Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Rousham Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Upper Heyford
OX25 5LR, OX25 5BH, OX25 5TT, OX25 5LS, OX25 5TJ, OX25 5AJ, OX25 5TU, OX25 5DW, OX25 5LU … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 38.1 miles61.4 km
- Birmingham International Airport 41.5 miles66.8 km
- Heyford Railway Station 2 miles3.2 km
- Tackley Railway Station 4 miles6.4 km
Hotels near Upper Heyford Ad
- The Heyford 4 0.5 miles0.7 km
- The Chesterton Hotel 4 4.1 miles6.5 km
- The Holt Hotel 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Duke of Marlborough Hotel 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Feathers Hotel 4 7.2 miles11.7 km
- The George Inn 5 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Weston Manor Hotel 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Littlebury Hotel 4.9 miles8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bicester 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Bicester Hotel Golf and Spa 4 4 miles6.4 km
Local points of interest
- Otley Abbey Historic site 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Steane Estate 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Blenheim Palace Estate 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Biddlesden Abbey Historic site 11.3 miles18.2 km
- 12th Century Church Historic site 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Stowe Park Estate 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 12.1 miles19.5 km
- University of Oxford University 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 12.4 miles20 km