Forest Hill with Shotover
Parish in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.758, -1.172 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 57 06 |
| Dialling code: | 01865 (Oxford) |
Forest Hill with Shotover is a small, largely rural civil parish on the eastern fringe of Oxford in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England. It combines the compact village of Forest Hill with the wooded rise of Shotover, whose parkland and rides give wide views over Oxford and the surrounding countryside and make the area popular for walking, cycling and horse‑riding.
Life here reflects a mix of historic estate and farming influences alongside a commuter population: there is a handsome country house and parkland on the Shotover side, a historic village church and a close‑knit local community with village events and amenities. Conservation, recreation and proximity to Oxford shape the parish’s character and local economy, with small businesses and agriculture complementing residents who travel into the city.
Postcode districts covering Forest Hill with Shotover
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 23 miles
- Oxford 3.3 miles
- High Wycombe 20.2 miles
- Aylesbury 15.9 miles
- Bletchley 24.4 miles
- Banbury 22.2 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 7.5 miles
- Leighton Buzzard 24.6 miles
- Bicester 10 miles
- Didcot 10.7 miles
- Witney 14 miles
- Amersham 25 miles
Neighbouring places
- Risinghurst and Sandhills Parish 0.8 miles
- Forest Hill Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Quarry & Risinghurst Ward 1 mile
- Forest Hill & Holton Ward 1.1 miles
- Horspath Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Barton & Sandhills Ward 1.3 miles
- Stanton St. John Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Wheatley Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Lye Valley Ward 1.7 miles
- Headington Ward 1.8 miles
- Churchill Ward 1.9 miles
- Holton Parish 2 miles
Example postcodes in Forest Hill with Shotover
OX3 8TD, OX33 1DZ, OX33 1EG, OX3 8BY, OX33 1EN, OX3 8TA, OX33 1HP, OX33 1DX, OX3 8GH … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 35.2 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 36.6 miles
- Oxford Railway Station 4.2 miles
- Islip Railway Station 5.5 miles
- Oxford Bus Station 4.2 miles
Hotels near Forest Hill with Shotover Ad
- The Black Boy 4 1.7 miles
- The Queens Head 3 1.3 miles
- Old Bank Hotel 5 3.5 miles
- Crown Hotel 2.9 miles
- The Store 4 3.6 miles
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 3.7 miles
- The Black Boy Pub & Hotel 4 1.7 miles
- Royal Oxford Hotel 3 4.1 miles
- Malmaison Oxford 4 3.9 miles
- Mercure Oxford Hawkwell House Hotel 4 3.2 miles
Local points of interest
- Magdalen College College 3.2 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 3.3 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 3.3 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 3.5 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 3.6 miles
- University of Oxford University 3.6 miles
- Christ Church College College 3.6 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 3.7 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 3.8 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 4.1 miles
- Otley Abbey Historic site 6.2 miles
- Thame Abbey Historic site 9.2 miles