Upper Heyford
in Oxfordshire of England, United Kingdom
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Oxford (Kidlington) Airport (7 mi) - RAF Brize Norton (19 mi)
- RAF Benson (23 mi)
- RAF Fairford (29 mi)
- Coventry Airport (31 mi)
- Sywell Aerodrome (32 mi)
- London Luton Airport (38 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (41 mi)
- Blackbushe Airport (46 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (62 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 27 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 82 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 86 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 102 mi)
- Frilford Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Aylesbury Park Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Blue Mountain Golf and Conference Center (Golf course, 31 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.936 and -1.255 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 56' 8" and W -1° 15' 16"
- 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: 03:10 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
Discover Upper Heyford
Upper Heyford in Oxfordshire (England) with it's 953 citizens is a place in United Kingdom about 57 mi (or 91 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Upper Heyford is now 03:10 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports near Upper Heyford, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Oxford (Kidlington) Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 12 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 27 mi (or 44 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, 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 / 57 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 94% |
| Air Pressure | 1002 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
8°C (47 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
15°C (58 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
BICESTER HOTEL GOLF AND SPA
The Dashwood Hotel & Restaurant
The Holt Hotel
Red Lion
BEST WESTERN THE JERSEY ARMS
TRAVELODGE BICESTER CHERWELL VALLEY M40
The Bell
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
C-130J C4 at Weston on the Green 29th September 2011
A Brize Norton based C-130J C4 drops members of 1 PTS on Weston on the Green DZ [2 miles from where im currently sat] , something ive been trying to capture for years [im usually stuck at work...
C-130J Hercules at Weston on the Green 12th May 2013
Weston on the Green 2nd Oct 2010
Just a small vid showing the usual everyday activities at Weston on the Green to get used to my new camera .
Weston on the Green, Static Line Raps Jump 12 - 09 - 10
At Weston on the Green, 12th September 2010. Plane - Dornier Do28-G92 Inflight Ram Air Progression - Static Line jump Instructor - Chris Cox (Coxy) Other Student - Stephan Cameraman -...
Alex Skydive for Diabetes UK
Alex tandem skydive @ Weston on the Green, Bicester.
T21 Evening flight - Gopro Head cam!
Flying the club T21 "Daisy" for a nice Saturday evening flight, me with a camera attached to my head, and Paul taking "selfies" with his camera!
Urtes erster Tandemsprung
My sisters first tandem jump.
Oxford Gliding Club
First play with iMovie, launch, stills, and landing in a glider.
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.
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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.
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.
Ardley railway station
Ardley railway station was a railway station serving the village of Ardley in Oxfordshire, England. It was on what is now known as the Chiltern Main Line, south of Ardley Tunnel.
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.
Fritwell Manor
Fritwell Manor is a house in Fritwell, Oxfordshire, England In 1520, it was owned by Margaret Boleyn, grandmother of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England. The house now may have some 16th century elements, but was mainly built for George Yorke in 1619. It is a grade II* listed building. Steam locomotive 7815 of the GWR Manor Class was named for the house; it was built in 1939 and withdrawn in 1964.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Upper Heyford.
- Oxford
- Hanwell
- Frilford
- Farnborough
- Calverton
- Stony Stratford
- Castlethorpe
- Aylesbury
- Hanslope
- Upper Basildon
- Shenley Church End
- Loughton
- Warwick
- Bradwell
- Northampton
- Winterbourne
- Welford
- Milton Keynes
- Stoke Goldington
- Gayhurst
- Tilehurst
- Remenham
- Coventry
- Newbury
- Ravenstone
- Bishopstone
- Greenham
- Newport Pagnell
- Reading
- Weston Underwood
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Upper Heyford
