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| Description | Shop / Post office | Primary school | Bus service | Nearest train station | Pub / restaurants | Sports facilities / teams |
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| Wheatley Wheatley village lies six miles east of Oxford. People have lived here since Saxon times and finds from a Saxon cemetery, which was discovered in 1883, are housed in the Ashmolean Museum. One of the main occupations for Wheatley people was stone quarrying. Stone from Wheatley was used for building Windsor Castle. |
Yes | Yes | Numerous services to Thame, Oxford, Aylesbury, Stokenchurch. | Oxford | • The King & Queen |
•Wheatley |
| Garsington Garsington lies to the south-east of Oxford. The village is home to around 3,000 people. Points of interest are Garsington Manor, the centre of the Garsington Opera season, and Garsington parish church. The Garsington Society attempts to expand knowledge of Garsington and its surrounding areas. |
No | Yes | 101 and 102 services to Oxford and Watlington. | Radley | • The Plough Inn |
• Garsington Sports Club |
| Horspath The village of Horspath, active since before 1066, lies one mile outside the boundary of Oxford. The village church of St Giles dates from the 12th century, and is one of 15 listed buildings in Horspath. |
Yes | Yes | Three services to Oxford Two buses go to Wheatley and Great Milton. |
Oxford | • The Chequers |
• Horspath Athletic & Sports Ground |
| Forest Hill Very close to the M40 and Shotover, Forest Hill is a small, quiet village with some great countryside walks. |
Yes | No | The Wheatley buses go through Forest Hill. | Oxford | • The Talk House |
• Forest Hill Sports Centre |
| Long Crendon Long Crendon lies about two miles northwest of Thame. The manor house, Notley Abbey, was the marital home of Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. The crime series, Midsomer Murders, is often filmed in Long Crendon. |
Yes | Yes | Services to Thame, Oxford, Aylesbury, Princes Risborough. | Haddenham or Thame Parkway | • The Churchill Arms |
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| Brill Brill lies about seven miles south-east of Bicester. The village is small, but it is clear from some of the buildings and the extent of its common land that it was once a grand place. |
Yes | Yes | Services to Oxford, Aylesbury, Thame, Bicester, Princes Risborough. | Bicester town | • The Pheasant |
• Brill Sports & Social Club |
| Stanton St John This village is very popular with commuters since it is close to both the M40 and Oxford. It has two pubs, including the smart Talkhouse. There is a good state school nearby in Beckley. |
Yes | No | Services to Oxford, Brill and the Asda at Wheatley. |
• The Star |
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| Haddenham The village, with over 5,000 residents, is the home of the Aylesbury Duck. Haddenham is well known to wildlife enthusiasts as the home of St Tiggywinkles, England’s first wildlife hospital. The village is very active with over 100 clubs and societies serving a wide variety of interests and sporting activities. |
Yes | Yes | A number of services to Oxford, Thame and Aylesbury. | Haddenham or Thame Parkway | • The Green Dragon |
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| Waddesdon A village within the Aylesbury Vale district, Waddesdon was an agricultural settlement with milling, silk weaving and lace-making enterprises. In 1874 Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild bought a large estate in the area and built Waddesdon Manor on a hilltop above the village. In 2001, the population of the parish was 2,000. |
Yes | Yes | Direct buses to Haddenham, Aylesbury, Oakley. | Aylesbury Vale Parkway | • The Five Arrows |
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| Tetsworth Tetsworth is a small historic farming village about 12 miles south of Oxford, situated at the foot of the Chiltern Hills. An unusual feature of the village is the network of cobbled paths that run through it. |
Yes | Yes | Two services to High Wycombe, Oxford, Thame and Wheatley. | • The Swan | • Tetsworth Sports & Social Club |
