Farmoor
Built-up area in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.761, -1.353 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 44 07 |
| Dialling code: | 01865 (Oxford) |
Farmoor in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England is a small, mainly residential village about five miles west of Oxford. Its most striking feature is the nearby Farmoor Reservoir, a pair of large waterbodies fed from the River Thames that were created in the mid-20th century and now supply water to the city while also providing wide open space for walking, sailing and excellent birdwatching.
Once principally farmland, the village grew in the 20th century and today combines a commuter population with a strong local community feel; leisure and conservation around the reservoir are important to the local economy and identity, and visitors are drawn by cycling routes, nature reserves and informal watersports rather than heavy industry or tourism crowds.
Postcode districts covering Farmoor
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Oxford 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Aylesbury 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Banbury 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Bicester 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Newbury 24.6 miles39.5 km
- Didcot 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Witney 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Wantage 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Grove 11 miles17.6 km
- Carterton 9.8 miles15.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Eynsham Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Sutton Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Wytham Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Cumnor Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Chawley Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Cassington Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Stanton Harcourt Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Eynsham and Cassington Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- North Hinksey Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Wolvercote Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Botley & Sunningwell Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- Northmoor Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Farmoor
OX2 9NS, OX2 9NW, OX2 9PA, OX29 4DA, OX2 9NP, OX2 9NY, OX2 9NR, OX2 9NZ, OX2 9NN
Transport links
- Luton Airport 42.8 miles68.8 km
- London Heathrow Airport 43.3 miles69.7 km
- Oxford Railway Station 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Hanborough Rail Station 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Oxford Bus Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
Hotels near Farmoor Ad
- Old Bank Hotel 5 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 3.9 miles6.4 km
- St Margarets Hotel 3 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Holiday Inn Oxford 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Malmaison Oxford 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Store 5 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Rhodes House, Oxford 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Courtyard by Marriott Oxford City Centre 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Leonardo Royal Hotel Oxford 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
Local points of interest
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 4 miles6.4 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 4 miles6.5 km
- University of Oxford University 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Christ Church College College 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Magdalen College College 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Blenheim Palace Estate 6.2 miles10 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 6.9 miles11.1 km