Forest Hill & Holton
Ward in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.766, -1.15 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 58 07 |
| Dialling code: | 01865 (Oxford) |
The area around Forest Hill and Holton occupies a largely rural patch of South Oxfordshire in Oxfordshire, England, lying just a few miles east of Oxford. Rolling arable farmland and pockets of ancient woodland frame small villages and hamlets, and the parish churches and a number of listed farmhouses hint at medieval and Georgian roots.
Local life is shaped both by agriculture and by easy links to the city and motorway network, so many residents commute while a core of farms and small enterprises sustain the local economy. The area is known for its quiet, close‑knit village character, with active village halls, walking routes through the countryside and the occasional fetes and community events that punctuate the year.
Postcode districts covering Forest Hill & Holton
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 23.1 miles
- Oxford 4.3 miles
- High Wycombe 19.6 miles
- Aylesbury 14.9 miles
- Bletchley 23.4 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 23.9 miles
- Banbury 22 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 8.5 miles
- Leighton Buzzard 23.5 miles
- Bicester 9.4 miles
- Didcot 11.6 miles
- Witney 14.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Forest Hill Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Stanton St. John Built-up area 1 mile
- Forest Hill with Shotover Parish 1.1 miles
- Wheatley Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Holton Parish 1.3 miles
- Risinghurst and Sandhills Parish 1.8 miles
- Horspath Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Quarry & Risinghurst Ward 2.1 miles
- Barton & Sandhills Ward 2.1 miles
- Beckley and Stowood Parish 2.1 miles
- Beckley Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Waterperry with Thomley Parish 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Forest Hill & Holton
OX33 1ES, OX9 2LH, OX3 9UB, OX3 8BY, OX33 1HH, OX33 1DT, OX3 9UU, OX33 1DX, OX33 1EG … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 34.2 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 36.1 miles
- Oxford Railway Station 5.2 miles
- Islip Railway Station 5.6 miles
- Oxford Bus Station 5.2 miles
Hotels in Forest Hill & Holton Ad
- Crown Hotel
- The Black Boy 4
- Mercure Oxford Hawkwell House Hotel 4
- The Queens Head 3
- The Black Boy Pub & Hotel 4
- Mercure Oxford Eastgate Hotel 4
- No.192 Oxford 5
- The Old Black Horse 3
- Premier Inn Oxford Cowley 3
- Rana Court 4
Schools in Forest Hill & Holton
- Beckley C of E Primary School Primary
- Oxford Montessori Schools Independent - all ages
- Wheatley Park School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 4.2 miles
- Magdalen College College 4.3 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 4.3 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 4.5 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 4.5 miles
- University of Oxford University 4.6 miles
- Christ Church College College 4.6 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 4.7 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 4.8 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 5.1 miles
- Otley Abbey Historic site 6.1 miles
- Thame Abbey Historic site 8.4 miles