Wendlebury
Parish in Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.872, -1.186 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 56 19 |
| Population: | 421 |
| Dialling code: | 01869 (Bicester) |
Wendlebury is a small village and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England, sitting in a largely agricultural landscape north of Oxford and not far from Bicester and the M40. It retains a quiet rural character with a handful of historic cottages and farmsteads rather than extensive modern development.
The area is notable for its surviving traditional downland and hay meadows, most famously the Wendlebury Meads and Mansmoor site of special scientific interest, which supports wildflowers and butterflies and reflects a long history of pastoral farming. Socially it feels like a close‑knit village with limited services, so residents typically rely on nearby towns for shops and schools while enjoying the local footpaths and countryside on their doorstep.
Postcode districts covering Wendlebury
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Oxford 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Aylesbury 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Bletchley 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Banbury 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 14.3 miles23 km
- Leighton Buzzard 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Bicester 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Didcot 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Witney 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Wantage 22 miles35.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Wendlebury Built-up area 0.1 miles0.1 km
- Launton and Otmoor Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Chesterton Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Merton Parish 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Bicester South and Ambrosden Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Weston-on-the-Green Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Bicester West Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Charlton-on-Otmoor Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Bicester Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Fencott and Murcott Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Oddington Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Ambrosden Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Wendlebury
OX25 2PG, OX25 2PD, OX25 2PH, OX25 2PN, OX25 2PL, OX25 2QA, OX25 2PP, OX25 2PS, OX25 2PB … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 34.9 miles56.1 km
- London Heathrow Airport 41.8 miles67.2 km
- Bicester Town Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bicester North Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Oxford Bus Station 9 miles14.4 km
Hotels near Wendlebury Ad
- The Chesterton Hotel 4 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Weston Manor Hotel 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bicester 1.2 miles2 km
- Littlebury Hotel 2.1 miles3.3 km
- The Heyford 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Bicester Hotel Golf and Spa 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Old Bank Hotel 5 8.7 miles14.1 km
- The Feathers Hotel 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Holiday Inn Oxford 4 6.8 miles11 km
- St Margarets Hotel 3 7.9 miles12.8 km
Local points of interest
- Otley Abbey Historic site 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Blenheim Palace Estate 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 8.4 miles13.5 km
- University of Oxford University 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 8.7 miles14 km
- Magdalen College College 8.7 miles14 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Christ Church College College 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 10.8 miles17.4 km