Rousham
Parish in West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.909, -1.313 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 47 23 |
| Dialling code: | 01869 (Bicester) |
Rousham is a tiny rural parish in West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England, centred on the privately owned estate of Rousham House. The village and its lanes sit within a largely agricultural landscape and the parish is best known for its early 18th-century landscape garden by William Kent, notable for retaining classical temples, ha-has and carefully framed vistas that survive little altered from their original design.
The parish has a quiet, estate-led social life around the house and its small church, St Leonard's Church, which contains historic monuments and medieval fabric. The gardens are open to visitors at set times and the estate’s picturesque character has made it a popular filming location, while everyday local economics remain largely agricultural and residential with easy access to Oxford and Banbury.
Postcode districts covering Rousham
Most populated places nearby
- Oxford 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Aylesbury 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Banbury 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Bicester 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Didcot 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Witney 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Wantage 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Grove 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Carterton 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Kidlington 5.7 miles9.3 km
- Brackley 11.1 miles17.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Lower Heyford Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Steeple Aston Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Steeple Barton Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Tackley Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Middle Aston Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Westcot Barton Parish 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Middle Barton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Heyford Park Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Upper Heyford Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Kirtlington Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Wootton Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- The Bartons Ward 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Rousham
OX25 4QX, OX25 4RA, OX25 4QT, OX25 4QU, OX25 4RB, OX25 4QY, OX25 4QZ
Transport links
- Luton Airport 40.4 miles64.9 km
- Birmingham International Airport 41.9 miles67.4 km
- Heyford Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Tackley Railway Station 2 miles3.3 km
Hotels near Rousham Ad
- The Holt Hotel 4 1 mile1.6 km
- Duke of Marlborough Hotel 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Heyford 4 2.8 miles4.6 km
- The Feathers Hotel 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Chesterton Hotel 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Kings Arms Hotel 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The George Inn 5 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Weston Manor Hotel 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Holiday Inn Oxford 4 8 miles12.9 km
- Macdonald Bear Hotel 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
Local points of interest
- Blenheim Palace Estate 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Otley Abbey Historic site 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Steane Estate 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 10.7 miles17.2 km
- University of Oxford University 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 11 miles17.7 km
- Magdalen College College 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Christ Church College College 11.3 miles18.2 km