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Brize Norton

Parish in West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England

Coordinates:51.767, -1.573
OS grid ref:SP 29 07
Dialling code: 01993 (Witney)
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The civil parish of Brize Norton sits in the district of West Oxfordshire in Oxfordshire, England. Historically a small agricultural settlement with a medieval parish church, it occupies low-lying farmland on the edge of the Cotswolds and lies a short drive from the larger towns of Carterton and Witney.

The parish’s character has been dominated since the 1930s by RAF Brize Norton, the UK’s principal military air transport hub, which supplies much of the local employment and has reshaped the economy, landscape and housing in nearby Carterton. Today the community balances rural village life with the bustle and occasional noise of air operations, while benefiting from good road links to the surrounding hills and Oxford.

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Transport links

  • Birmingham International Airport 48.1 miles77.3 km
  • Luton Airport 52 miles83.7 km
  • Shipton Railway Station 6.9 miles11.1 km
  • Ascott-under-Wychwood Railway Station 6.9 miles11.2 km

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Schools in Brize Norton

  • Brize Norton Primary School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Eynsham Hall Estate 6.4 miles10.3 km
  • Faringdon Abbey Historic site 7.5 miles12 km
  • Bruern Abbey Historic site 8.1 miles13.1 km
  • Blenheim Palace Estate 10.5 miles16.9 km
  • Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum 11.4 miles18.3 km
  • Stowell Park Estate 13 miles20.9 km
  • Rewley Abbey Historic site 13.1 miles21 km
  • Ashmolean Museum Museum 13.4 miles21.6 km
  • Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 13.5 miles21.7 km
  • University of Oxford University 13.6 miles21.8 km
  • Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 13.6 miles21.9 km
  • Christ Church College College 13.6 miles21.9 km