Beckley and Stowood
Parish in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.789, -1.184 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 56 10 |
| Dialling code: | 01865 (Oxford) |
The civil parish of Beckley and Stowood sits in South Oxfordshire, a few miles east of Oxford, and blends a compact village of traditional cottages and farms with a largely wooded area around Stowood. The landscape is gently rolling and green, with lanes, hedgerows and small copses that make it popular for local walks and wildlife spotting.
Historically rooted in agriculture, the area still shows historic buildings and an old parish church amid more modern homes; today the local economy is a mix of farming, small businesses and commuters travelling into Oxford. Community life is quiet but active, centred on village events, the hall and informal neighbourly networks that keep the rural character alive while remaining within easy reach of the city.
Postcode districts covering Beckley and Stowood
Most populated places nearby
- Oxford 3.6 miles
- High Wycombe 21.6 miles
- Aylesbury 16 miles
- Bletchley 23.5 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 24.1 miles
- Banbury 20 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 9 miles
- Leighton Buzzard 24.2 miles
- Bicester 7.9 miles
- Didcot 12.6 miles
- Witney 13.3 miles
- Chesham 24.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Beckley Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Stanton St. John Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Barton & Sandhills Ward 1.6 miles
- Noke Parish 1.7 miles
- Elsfield Parish 2 miles
- Forest Hill Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Quarry & Risinghurst Ward 2.1 miles
- Forest Hill & Holton Ward 2.1 miles
- Woodeaton Parish 2.1 miles
- Forest Hill with Shotover Parish 2.2 miles
- Risinghurst and Sandhills Parish 2.2 miles
- Headington Ward 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Beckley and Stowood
OX3 9TE, OX3 9TD, OX3 9UB, OX3 9TB, OX3 9TY, OX3 9TA, OX3 9UZ, OX3 9TZ, OX3 9ST … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 35.3 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 38.2 miles
- Islip Railway Station 3.5 miles
- Oxford Railway Station 4.4 miles
- Oxford Bus Station 4.4 miles
Hotels near Beckley and Stowood Ad
- The Black Boy 4 2 miles
- Old Bank Hotel 5 3.9 miles
- The Store 4 3.9 miles
- Crown Hotel 3.7 miles
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 4.6 miles
- Royal Oxford Hotel 3 4.3 miles
- Old Parsonage 5 3.8 miles
- The Black Boy Pub & Hotel 4 2 miles
- The Queens Head 3 3.4 miles
- Malmaison Oxford 4 4.2 miles
Schools in Beckley and Stowood
- Beckley C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Magdalen College College 3.7 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 3.7 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 3.8 miles
- University of Oxford University 3.8 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 3.8 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 3.9 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 4 miles
- Christ Church College College 4 miles
- Otley Abbey Historic site 4.1 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 4.3 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 5.1 miles
- Blenheim Palace Estate 8.9 miles