Carterton North West
Ward in West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.766, -1.6 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 27 07 |
| Dialling code: | 01993 (Witney) |
Carterton North West is the north‑western part of the market town of Carterton in West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England. Predominantly residential, it contains a mix of post‑war and more recent housing developments and is strongly influenced by the nearby Brize Norton air base, which shapes the local economy, demographics and community life with a notable number of service families and commuters.
Geographically the ward sits on the edge of the Oxfordshire countryside and the Cotswolds fringe, with easy road links to Witney and Oxford. Local life centres on small parades of shops, schools and community facilities, and the area often feels the pressures and benefits of rapid growth and the transient population linked to military postings.
Postcode districts covering Carterton North West
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 15.7 miles
- Oxford 15.1 miles
- Cheltenham 22.4 miles
- Banbury 23.3 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 15 miles
- Bicester 21.2 miles
- Didcot 18.5 miles
- Witney 4.7 miles
- Wantage 14.4 miles
- Grove 13.2 miles
- Cirencester 16.2 miles
- Carterton 0.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Carterton North East Ward 0.4 miles
- Carterton South Ward 0.8 miles
- Carterton Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Shilton Parish 1.5 miles
- Brize Norton Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Black Bourton Parish 1.9 miles
- Brize Norton and Shilton Ward 1.9 miles
- Alvescot Built-up area 2 miles
- Broadwell Parish 2.4 miles
- Kencot Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Alvescot and Filkins Ward 2.6 miles
- Lew Parish 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Carterton North West
OX18 3DA, OX18 1NT, OX18 1DD, OX18 1EG, OX18 1UD, OX18 3FR, OX18 3BH, OX18 3QF, OX18 3BN … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 48 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 53.1 miles
- Shipton Railway Station 6.9 miles
- Ascott-under-Wychwood Railway Station 7.2 miles
Hotels near Carterton North West Ad
- The Angel at Burford 4 3.3 miles
- The Three Horseshoes 4 2.5 miles
- Highway 4 3.3 miles
- The Bay Tree Hotel 4 3.3 miles
- The Swan Inn Swinbrook 4 2.7 miles
- Prince of Burford 3 3.1 miles
- The Bell Inn 4 3.5 miles
- Inn For All Seasons 3 5.3 miles
- The Lamb Inn 3 3.4 miles
- The Bird In Hand 4 5.7 miles
Schools in Carterton North West
- Carterton Community College Secondary
- Edith Moorhouse Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton Primary
Local points of interest
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 7.4 miles
- Eynsham Hall Estate 7.5 miles
- Bruern Abbey Historic site 8 miles
- Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum 10.7 miles
- Blenheim Palace Estate 11.6 miles
- Stowell Park Estate 11.9 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 14.2 miles
- Rollright Stones Archaeological site 14.5 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 14.6 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 14.6 miles
- University of Oxford University 14.7 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 14.7 miles