Westcot Barton
Parish in West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.934, -1.361 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 44 26 |
Westcot Barton is a small, quietly picturesque parish in West Oxfordshire, in the rolling limestone landscape of Oxfordshire. Sitting on the edge of the Cotswolds, it shows the region’s characteristic honey‑coloured stone cottages and traditional farmsteads, with a landscape of pasture, hedgerows and country lanes that reflects its long agricultural history and origins as a manor estate.
The community remains largely rural and farming‑oriented, but its proximity to market towns such as Burford and to popular walking routes brings occasional visitors and supports small local enterprises. There’s a strong sense of conservation and local character here, with footpaths, listed buildings and a quiet social life centred on village networks rather than large services or industry.
Postcode districts covering Westcot Barton
Most populated places nearby
- Oxford 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Aylesbury 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Banbury 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Bicester 9 miles14.5 km
- Didcot 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Witney 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Stratford-upon-Avon 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Daventry 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Wantage 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Grove 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Carterton 15.3 miles24.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Middle Barton Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- The Bartons Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Steeple Barton Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Duns Tew Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Sandford St. Martin Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Steeple Aston Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Worton Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Middle Aston Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Gagingwell Built-up area 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Rousham Parish 2.6 miles4.3 km
- North Aston Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Lower Heyford Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Westcot Barton
OX7 7AA, OX7 7AD, OX7 7EG, OX7 7BS, OX7 7DN, OX7 7BL, OX7 7EQ, OX7 7DT, OX7 7DQ … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 39.5 miles63.6 km
- Luton Airport 42.5 miles68.4 km
- Heyford Railway Station 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Tackley Railway Station 4.5 miles7.3 km
Hotels near Westcot Barton Ad
- The Holt Hotel 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Duke of Marlborough Hotel 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The George Inn 5 4 miles6.4 km
- The Heyford 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Feathers Hotel 4 6 miles9.6 km
- The Chesterton Hotel 4 7.9 miles12.6 km
- The Bird in Hand Inn, Witney 4 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Kings Arms Hotel 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Heythrop Park Hotel 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Cotswolds Hotel & Spa 6.5 miles10.5 km
Local points of interest
- Blenheim Palace Estate 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Otley Abbey Historic site 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Rollright Stones Archaeological site 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Steane Estate 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 9.7 miles15.7 km
- 12th Century Church Historic site 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Bruern Abbey Historic site 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Upton House Country house 13 miles20.9 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 13 miles21 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 13 miles21 km
- University of Oxford University 13 miles21 km