Highmoor
Parish in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.552, -0.988 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 70 84 |
| Dialling code: | 01491 (Henley-on-Thames) |
Highmoor is a small, rural parish in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, set on higher ground of the rolling Chiltern Hills. The landscape is marked by beech woodlands, hedged pasture and chalky lanes with long views down to the Thames valley; houses and farms are scattered rather than clustered, giving a quiet, sparsely populated character.
Historically the area has been agricultural with ancient field patterns and country lanes; today farming remains important, but many residents commute to nearby towns such as Henley-on-Thames and Reading. Local social life tends to centre on neighbouring villages and community events rather than on any large centre within the parish itself, and the combination of natural scenery and historic rural character makes it typical of the quieter parts of the district.
Postcode districts covering Highmoor
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Slough 16.6 miles26.8 km
- Oxford 17.8 miles28.6 km
- High Wycombe 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Basingstoke 20.5 miles33 km
- Woking 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Bracknell 14 miles22.6 km
- Aylesbury 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Maidenhead 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Aldershot 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Farnborough 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Staines-upon-Thames 22.8 miles36.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Shepherd's Green Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Woodcote & Rotherfield Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Stoke Row Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Rotherfield Peppard Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Nettlebed Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Bix Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Rotherfield Greys Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Sonning Common Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Checkendon Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Gallowstree Common Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Nuffield Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Kidmore End Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Highmoor
RG9 5DH, RG9 5PG, RG9 4QZ, RG9 5EA, RG9 4RA, RG9 5DU, RG9 5DZ, RG9 4QY, RG9 5PE … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Luton Airport 34.6 miles55.8 km
- Henley-on-Thames Railway Station 4 miles6.4 km
- Shiplake Railway Station 5.4 miles8.6 km
Hotels near Highmoor Ad
- The Relais Henley 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Henley-on-Thames 4 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Leander Club 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Greenlands Hotel 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Rioshouse Henley 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Hurley House Hotel 5 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Ferrymans Cottage 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Springs Resort & Golf Club 5.7 miles9.1 km
- The Market House 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Malmaison Reading 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
Local points of interest
- Crowsley Park Estate 3 miles4.8 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 6.5 miles10.4 km
- University of Reading University 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Chiltern Hills Hill 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 9 miles14.4 km
- Adams Park Stadium 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 10 miles16 km
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 11.2 miles18 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 11.8 miles19 km
- Thame Abbey Historic site 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Mortimer House Estate 13 miles20.9 km