Taynton
Parish in West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.821, -1.664 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 23 13 |
Taynton is a small, rural parish in West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England, sitting on the edge of the honey‑coloured limestone landscape of the Cotswolds. It retains a quiet, agricultural character of narrow lanes, stone cottages and rolling fields rather than any sizeable centre, and has the sparse population and intimate community feel typical of many Cotswold villages.
What marks Taynton out historically is its local limestone – often referred to as Taynton stone – which was quarried and used in many buildings in nearby Oxford and across the region. That legacy of quarrying alongside long‑running farming traditions gives the parish a distinct architectural and economic story, while today it is mostly valued for its landscape, traditional buildings and rural tranquillity.
Postcode districts covering Taynton
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Oxford 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Gloucester 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Cheltenham 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Stroud 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Banbury 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Bicester 22.4 miles36 km
- Didcot 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Witney 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Evesham 22.3 miles35.8 km
- Tewkesbury 23.7 miles38.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Fulbrook Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Burford Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Barrington Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Westwell Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Milton-under-Wychwood Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Windrush Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Swinbrook and Widford Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Holwell Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Great Rissington Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Shilton Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Bruern Parish 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Brize Norton and Shilton Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Taynton
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 43.9 miles70.6 km
- Bristol Airport 54.5 miles87.7 km
- Shipton Railway Station 4.3 miles7 km
- Ascott-under-Wychwood Railway Station 5.3 miles8.6 km
Hotels near Taynton Ad
- Bull Burford 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- The Bay Tree Hotel 4 1.4 miles2.2 km
- The Lamb Inn 3 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Burford Lodge Hotel - Adults Only 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Meadow Rise Guest House 4 6 miles9.7 km
- The Bird in Hand Inn, Witney 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Lords of the Manor Hotel 4 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Chester House Hotel 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Old New Inn 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Five Alls 5.9 miles9.6 km
Local points of interest
- Bruern Abbey Historic site 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum 6 miles9.6 km
- Stowell Park Estate 8.7 miles14 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 9.9 miles16 km
- Rollright Stones Archaeological site 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Batsford Estate 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Blenheim Palace Estate 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Whaddon Road Stadium 17.9 miles28.8 km