Elsfield
Parish in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.786, -1.23 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 53 09 |
| Dialling code: | 01865 (Oxford) |
Elsfield is a small rural parish in the South Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England, lying just to the north‑east of Oxford. Set on a ridge of farmland and lanes it offers pleasant views over the city; the landscape is a mix of arable fields, hedgerows and a scattering of historic houses and farmsteads, and many residents commute into Oxford for work while others are involved in local agriculture or home‑based professions.
The settlement retains a compact, village feel with a small parish church and a manor house among its older buildings, and is valued for its conservation character and quiet walking country. Community life is small‑scale and neighbourly, with village events and footpaths linking it into the wider Oxfordshire countryside, making it a peaceful outskirt with easy access to the cultural and academic amenities of Oxford.
Postcode districts covering Elsfield
Most populated places nearby
- Oxford 2.4 miles3.8 km
- High Wycombe 23.3 miles37.4 km
- Aylesbury 18 miles29 km
- Banbury 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 8.1 miles13 km
- Bicester 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Didcot 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Witney 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Wantage 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Grove 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Marlow 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Carterton 15.2 miles24.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Old Marston Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Woodeaton Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Marston Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Headington Hill & Northway Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Noke Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Cutteslowe & Sunnymead Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Summertown Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Barton & Sandhills Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Headington Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Beckley and Stowood Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Walton Manor Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Beckley Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Elsfield
OX3 9SN, OX3 9TW, OX3 0QG, OX3 9UL, OX2 8ER, OX3 0QD, OX3 9UN, OX3 9SP, OX3 9UW … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 37.3 miles60 km
- London Heathrow Airport 39.7 miles63.9 km
- Islip Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Oxford Railway Station 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Oxford Bus Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
Hotels near Elsfield Ad
- Old Bank Hotel 5 2.5 miles4 km
- St Margarets Hotel 3 1.9 miles3 km
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Holiday Inn Oxford 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- The Store 5 2.5 miles4 km
- Malmaison Oxford 4 2.8 miles4.4 km
- 100 Banbury Road Oxford 3 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Rhodes House, Oxford 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Cotswold Lodge Hotel 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 3.3 miles5.2 km
Schools in Elsfield
- Oxford Montessori Schools Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 2.2 miles3.5 km
- University of Oxford University 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Magdalen College College 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 2.5 miles4 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Christ Church College College 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Otley Abbey Historic site 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Blenheim Palace Estate 7.3 miles11.8 km