Lower Heyford
in Oxfordshire of England, United Kingdom
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Oxford (Kidlington) Airport (6 mi) - RAF Brize Norton (17 mi)
- RAF Benson (22 mi)
- RAF Fairford (27 mi)
- Coventry Airport (32 mi)
- Sywell Aerodrome (34 mi)
- London Luton Airport (39 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (42 mi)
- Blackbushe Airport (45 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (63 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 74 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- Frilford Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Blue Mountain Golf and Conference Center (Golf course, 31 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.919 and -1.285 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 55' 9" and W -1° 17' 6"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:24 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:31 am and 8:32 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-05-02 08:23:34
Delve into Lower Heyford
Lower Heyford in Oxfordshire (England) with it's 233 habitants is a city located in United Kingdom about 57 mi (or 92 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Lower Heyford is now 05:24 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports closer to Lower Heyford, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Oxford (Kidlington) Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 9 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blenheim Palace in a distance of 28 mi (or 45 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Oxford, Hanwell, Frilford, Farnborough and Calverton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 56 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 91% |
| Air Pressure | 1002 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
9°C (48 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
14°C (58 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
15°C (60 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Feathers
BICESTER HOTEL GOLF AND SPA
The Holt Hotel
The Dashwood Hotel & Restaurant
Marlborough Arms Woodstock
BEST WESTERN THE JERSEY ARMS
TRAVELODGE BICESTER CHERWELL VALLEY M40
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
10/03/2015 (2) Narrowboat trip - Lower Heyford to Dashwoods Lock on the Oxford Canal.
A time-lapse video of a narrowboat journey - Lower Heyford to Dashwoods Lock, on the Oxford canal. This was my second journey of the day. I usually prefer to move in the evenings.
10/03/2015 (1) Narrowboat trip through Lower Heyford, On The Oxford Canal.
A time-lapse video of a narrowboat journey - Lower Heyford (north) to Lower Heyford (south), on the Oxford canal. A short trip from the north side of Lower Heyford to the south side of the village.
28/02/2015 Narrowboat trip - Lower Heyford to Upper Heyford on the Oxford Canal.
A time-lapse video of a narrowboat journey - Lower Heyford to Heyford Common Lock. on the Oxford canal.
11/03/2015 Narrowboat trip - Dashwoods lock to Pigeons lock on the Oxford Canal.
A time-lapse video of a narrowboat journey - Dashwoods Lock to Pigeons Lock, on the Oxford canal.
FGW HST diversion through Heyford
0623 Swansea to Paddington FGW HST races through Heyford, diverted via Oxford and Banbury as a result of Christmas/New Year engineering work at Reading.
01/03/2015 Very Windy Narrowboat trip - Upper Heyford to Somerton on the Oxford Canal
A time-lapse video of a narrowboat journey - Heyford Common Lock to Somerton Lift Bridge, on the Oxford canal. It was a VERY windy day which caused me a few problems. Quite unpleasant for ...
Paramotoring in Oxfordshire pt2 (Steeple Aston)
This was taken on the 23 April 2009 launching from Steeple Aston. It has been about a year since I last flew PPG so because the conditions were conducive to an easy launch coupled with the...
09/03/2015 Narrowboat trip - Somerton to Lower Heyford on the Oxford Canal.
A time-lapse video of a narrowboat journey - Somerton Lift Bridge to Lower Heyford on the Oxford Canal.
A Trip on The Beeches Light Railway
A Trip on The Beeches Light Railway, we depart from Rinkingpong Road Station, soon after which we join the main line. we then cross the drive and onto The Garden Loop and thunder up the 1 in...
Oxfordshire Narrowboats Canal Boat Hire
Tour of a 67' canal houseboat from Oxfordshire Narrowboats. Read our full review of this experience at http://travel.mommypoppins.com/canal-boat-narrowboat-hire-holiday-england.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Cherwell District
Cherwell is a local government district in northern Oxfordshire, England. The district takes its name from the River Cherwell, which drains south through the region to flow into the River Thames at Oxford. Towns in Cherwell include Banbury and Bicester. Kidlington is a contender for largest village in England.
Rousham House
Rousham House (also known as Rousham Park) is a country house at Rousham in Oxfordshire, England. The house, which has been continuously in the ownership of one family, was built circa 1635 and remodeled by William Kent in the 18th century in a free Gothic style. Further alterations were carried out in the 19th century.
RAF Upper Heyford
RAF Upper Heyford was a Royal Air Force station located 5 miles north-west of Bicester near the village of Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England. The station was first used by the Royal Flying Corps in 1916 but was not brought into use for flying until July 1918 by the Royal Air Force. During the inter-war years and continuing through the Second World War until 1950 Upper Heyford was used mainly as a training facility.
Banbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Banbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1983 by Tony Baldry of the Conservative Party.
Heyford railway station
Heyford railway station serves the village of Lower Heyford and surrounding area in Oxfordshire, England. It is on the Cherwell Valley Line, and is ideally located for visiting the Oxford Canal and Heyford Wharf which are both alongside. The station, and the ten trains each Monday to Saturday serving it, are operated by First Great Western.
Aves ditch
Aves Ditch (also known as Ash Bank, or Wattle Bank) is a pre-Saxon ditch and bank structure running about 3 miles on a northeast to southwest alignment in the Cherwell District of Oxfordshire. It is believed to have been both a Roman boundary dyke and an Anglo-Saxon field boundary. It now forms the boundary between the civil parishes of Lower Heyford and Middleton Stoney.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Lower Heyford.
- Oxford
- Hanwell
- Frilford
- Farnborough
- Calverton
- Stony Stratford
- Upper Basildon
- Warwick
- Winterbourne
- Welford
- Aylesbury
- Castlethorpe
- Hanslope
- Shenley Church End
- Loughton
- Bradwell
- Bishopstone
- Newbury
- Northampton
- Tilehurst
- Greenham
- Coventry
- Remenham
- Milton Keynes
- Hannington
- Chilton Foliat
- Stoke Goldington
- Gayhurst
- Wanborough
- Reading
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Heyford, Lower Heyford
