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 miles
- Slough 16.6 miles
- Oxford 17.8 miles
- High Wycombe 11.5 miles
- Basingstoke 20.5 miles
- Woking 24.3 miles
- Bracknell 14 miles
- Aylesbury 19.8 miles
- Maidenhead 11.5 miles
- Aldershot 23.4 miles
- Farnborough 20.4 miles
- Staines-upon-Thames 22.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Shepherd's Green Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Woodcote & Rotherfield Ward 0.8 miles
- Stoke Row Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Rotherfield Peppard Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Nettlebed Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Bix Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Rotherfield Greys Parish 1.8 miles
- Sonning Common Built-up area 2 miles
- Checkendon Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Gallowstree Common Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Nuffield Parish 2.8 miles
- Kidmore End Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Highmoor
RG9 5DR, RG9 4QY, RG9 5PF, RG9 5DN, RG9 5PE, RG9 5DT, RG9 5DJ, RG9 5DH, RG9 5PG … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 23.6 miles
- Luton Airport 34.6 miles
- Henley-on-Thames Railway Station 4 miles
- Shiplake Railway Station 5.4 miles
Hotels near Highmoor Ad
- The Cherry Tree Inn 1.2 miles
- The White Hart 1.6 miles
- The Relais Henley 4 3.9 miles
- Greenlands Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- Hotel du Vin Henley 4 3.8 miles
- Phyllis Court Members Club 4 3.8 miles
- The New Inn - Kidmore End 4 3.1 miles
- RIOSHOUSE Henley 3.8 miles
- The Baskerville 4 5.3 miles
- The Swan, Streatley, Berkshire 4 7 miles
Local points of interest
- Crowsley Park Estate 3 miles
- Swyncombe House Estate 3.3 miles
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 6.5 miles
- University of Reading University 7.9 miles
- Chiltern Hills Hill 8.5 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 9 miles
- Adams Park Stadium 9.7 miles
- Sulhampstead House Estate 10 miles
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 11.2 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 11.8 miles
- Thame Abbey Historic site 12.2 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 13 miles