Aston Rowant
Parish in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.686, -0.952 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 72 99 |
| Population: | 287 |
| Dialling code: | 01844 (Thame) |
The civil parish of Aston Rowant sits on the scarp of the Chiltern Hills in the district of South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England. It includes the village of Kingston Blount and enjoys sweeping views towards Watlington and Chinnor; the M40 runs nearby, so the area combines easy commuting with a strongly rural character.
The parish is best known for the Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve, a patchwork of chalk grassland and beechwood that supports rare orchids and specialist butterflies such as the silver‑spotted skipper, and forms part of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Historically agricultural with an ancient parish church and traditional cottages, it now mixes farming with small local businesses and an active village community centred on the village hall, pub and walking routes like the Icknield Way.
Postcode districts covering Aston Rowant
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Slough 18.9 miles30.5 km
- Oxford 13.5 miles21.7 km
- High Wycombe 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Watford 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Hemel Hempstead 21 miles33.9 km
- Bracknell 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Aylesbury 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Maidenhead 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Dunstable 23 miles37 km
- Bletchley 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 23.3 miles37.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Aston Rowant Built-up area 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Kingston Blount Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Lewknor Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Sydenham Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Adwell Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Chinnor Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Crowell Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Wheatfield Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Shirburn Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Tetsworth Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Stoke Talmage Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Stokenchurch Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Aston Rowant
OX49 5SZ, OX39 4RS, OX49 5RZ, OX39 4SL, OX39 4NH, OX49 5SU, OX49 5TA, OX39 4ST, OX49 5SN … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 26 miles41.8 km
- Luton Airport 28.2 miles45.3 km
- Chinnor Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Princes Risborough Railway Station 5.2 miles8.3 km
Hotels near Aston Rowant Ad
- Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel 4 0.6 miles1 km
- The Inn at Emmington 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 9.4 miles15.1 km
- The Oxfordshire Golf Hotel and Spa 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Greenlands Hotel 4 9 miles14.5 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Oxford Belfry 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
- White Hart Hotel 3 9.6 miles15.4 km
- The Spread Eagle Hotel 3 4.4 miles7 km
- Crazy Bear Hotel-Stadhampton 4 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Hampton by Hilton High Wycombe 9.4 miles15.2 km
Schools in Aston Rowant
- Aston Rowant C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Chiltern Hills Hill 2 miles3.3 km
- Thame Abbey Historic site 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Adams Park Stadium 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Chequers court Country house 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.4 miles20 km