Bampton
Parish in West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.727, -1.543 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 31 03 |
| Population: | 2,561 |
Bampton is a small historic market town and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, in the county of Oxfordshire in England. It sits on the fringe of the Cotswolds and is noted for its honey‑coloured stone houses, narrow streets and a prominent medieval parish church, giving the place a distinctly traditional rural character.
Community life is lively for a settlement of its size: Bampton is famous for its long‑running Morris‑dancing tradition and a steady calendar of local events, and has become familiar to a wider audience as a film and television location. The local economy mixes agriculture with independent shops, pubs and tourism, while many residents commute to nearby towns and community institutions help sustain village life.
Postcode districts covering Bampton
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Oxford 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Banbury 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Bicester 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Newbury 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Didcot 14.9 miles24 km
- Witney 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Wantage 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Grove 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Cirencester 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Carterton 2.8 miles4.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Bampton Built-up area 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Bampton and Clanfield Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Lew Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Aston Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Black Bourton Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Clanfield Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Brize Norton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Carterton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Alvescot Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Carterton South Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Grafton and Radcot Parish 3.1 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Bampton
OX18 2GD, OX18 2JH, OX18 2AE, OX18 2EX, OX18 2HW, OX18 2NA, OX18 2NN, OX18 2JS, OX18 2BN … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 49.9 miles80.2 km
- Birmingham International Airport 50.9 miles82 km
- Finstock Railway Station 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Combe Railway Station 9.6 miles15.5 km
Hotels near Bampton Ad
- Mollie's Motel and Diner 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Bird in Hand Inn, Witney 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Five Alls 5 miles8.1 km
- Bull Burford 4 6.8 miles11 km
- The Old Crown Coaching Inn 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Bay Tree Hotel 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Lamb Inn 3 7 miles11.2 km
- The Riverside 3 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Vines 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Minster Mill Hotel 5 miles8 km
Schools in Bampton
- Bampton C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 6.9 miles11 km
- Bruern Abbey Historic site 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Blenheim Palace Estate 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Christ Church College College 12.4 miles19.9 km
- University of Oxford University 12.4 miles20 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 12.7 miles20.5 km