Blenheim
Parish in West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.847, -1.365 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 43 16 |
| Dialling code: | 01993 (Witney) |
Blenheim is a small, largely estate-led parish in West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England, centred on the grounds of Blenheim Palace near Woodstock. The area is characterised by sweeping parkland, lakes and wooded valleys carved by the River Glyme, with landscaping by Capability Brown giving long vistas and a mix of formal gardens, farmland and managed woodland.
The parish’s history and identity are dominated by the 18th‑century Baroque palace designed by John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor, built after the Battle of Blenheim and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the birthplace of Winston Churchill. Tourism, events, filming and traditional estate enterprises drive the local economy, while the local community remains small and historically tied to estate life, with services centred on nearby Woodstock and the city of Oxford a short drive away.
Postcode districts covering Blenheim
Most populated places nearby
- Oxford 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Aylesbury 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Banbury 14.9 miles24 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Bicester 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Didcot 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Witney 7 miles11.2 km
- Wantage 18 miles29 km
- Grove 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Carterton 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Kidlington 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Brackley 15.9 miles25.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Woodstock and Bladon Ward 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Woodstock Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Bladon Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Combe Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Stonesfield and Tackley Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Long Hanborough Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Shipton-on-Cherwell and Thrupp Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Wootton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Hanborough Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Freeland and Hanborough Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Begbroke Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Freeland Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Blenheim
OX20 1HF, OX20 1HG, OX20 1PP, OX20 1QA, OX20 1PY, OX20 1PZ, OX20 1QR, OX20 1PS, OX20 1HD … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 42.6 miles68.5 km
- Birmingham International Airport 45 miles72.3 km
- Hanborough Rail Station 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Combe Railway Station 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Oxford Bus Station 7.7 miles12.3 km
Hotels in Blenheim Ad
Local points of interest
- Blenheim Palace Estate 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Otley Abbey Historic site 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 7.8 miles12.5 km
- University of Oxford University 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 8 miles12.9 km
- Christ Church College College 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Magdalen College College 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 8.3 miles13.4 km