Villages in South Oxfordshire

 

 

The countryside of South Oxfordshire is varied and extremely attractive. In the east of the region is the western edge of the Chiltern Hills, known for its ancient beech woods and picturesque villages, which fall gently westwards towards the Thames, and part of South Oxfordshire is within the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.


Alphabetical listing of villages:

A B C D E F G H K L M N P R S T W

In the Chilterns local flint was often used as a building material, and this characteristic of Chilterns villages is not seen much elsewhere. Panoramic views from the Chilterns of the Oxfordshire Plain and distant hills are provided from the infamous Stokenchurch cutting, which brings the M40 motorway into the region from the east. In the south the Berkshire Downs are the main influence and here and there you find the building material of choice used to be the local chalk. The Berkshire Downs are part of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty also includes the area to the west of Dicot and the Sinodun Hills, more commonly referred to as the Wittenham Clumps, which provide fine views of the River Thames and the Oxfordshire landscape. In the north of the region is another area of higher ground known as the Midvale Ridge which coincides with part of the northern boundary of the region west of Thame.

The main river of the region is the River Thames, which partly forms South Oxfordshire's boundary with The Vale of White Horse and then twists its way eastwards, and then south where it becomes the region's boundary with neighbouring Berkshire. Some of the most beautiful stretches of the River Thames are in South Oxfordshire, with attractive riverside towns and villages, the largest of which are Henley-on-Thames, Wallingford and Goring. The River Thame is the region's second river. From its source in the Vale of Aylesbury it cuts through the Midvale Ridge on its way to its confluence with the Thames at Dorchester.

Didcot - famous for its power station which is a prominent landmark for miles around - and the market town of Thame are in the region, and also the large villages of Chinnor, Wheatley and Watlington.

Alphabetical Listing:
A
Aston Rowant, Aston Upthorpe and Aston Tirrold


F


K

L
Lewknor, Little Milton, Little Wittenham, Long Wittenham

M
Maidensgrove, Mapledurham, Marsh Baldon, Moulsford,

N
Nettlebed, Newington, North Moreton, North Stoke, Nuffield, Nuneham Courtenay

P
Pyrton

R
Roke, Rotherfield Peppard, Russells Water,

S
Shillingford, Shiplake, Shirburn, Sonning Common, South Moreton, South Stoke, Stadhampton, Stoke Row, Stonor, Swyncombe,

T
Toot Baldon

W
Warborough, Watlington, West Hagbourne, Whitchurch-on-Thames, Woodcote