North Leigh Roman Villa, Witney

Name: North Leigh Roman Villa
Address: off A4095, Witney, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Witney

Historical place, Vernacular architecture

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North Leigh Roman Villa was a Roman courtyard villa in the Evenlode Valley about 0.5 miles north of the hamlet of East End in North Leigh civil parish in Oxfordshire. It is a scheduled monument in the care of English Heritage and is open to the public. ()

Coordinates: 51°50'11"N, 1°25'32"W

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off A4095Witney United Kingdom

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North Leigh Roman Villa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Blenheim Palace, St Martin's Church, Blenheim Farm, The Oxfordshire Museum.

2.8 miE
Extravagant Baroque palace and grounds
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock
71 min walk • Blenheim Palace, a monumental country house located in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, is one of England's most magnificent palaces. Built between 1705 and 1722, the palace is a masterpiece of English Baroque architecture and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
3.3 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Martin's Church, Woodstock
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3.2 miNW
Park
Blenheim Farm, Charlbury
81 min walk • Blenheim Farm is a 1-hectare nature reserve near Charlbury in Oxfordshire. It is owned and managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. This is a meadow surrounded by ancient hedges and woodland.
3 miE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
The Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock
78 min walk • The Oxfordshire Museum is in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, located in Fletcher's House, Park Street, opposite the Bear Hotel. It is a regional museum covering the county of Oxfordshire. The museum is located on the edge of the Cotswolds.
2.7 miE
Palace
Woodstock Palace, Woodstock
70 min walk • Woodstock Palace was a royal residence in the English town of Woodstock, Oxfordshire. Henry I of England built a hunting lodge here and in 1129 he built 7 miles of walls to create the first enclosed park, where lions and leopards were kept.
2.5 miE
Specialty museum, Museum
Oxford Bus Museum, Witney
65 min walk • The Oxford Bus Museum is a transport museum at Long Hanborough, West Oxfordshire, England, about 4 miles northeast of Witney and 7 miles northwest of the city of Oxford.
3 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, Military museum
Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock
78 min walk • The Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum is a military museum in the town of Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, north of Oxford. The museum is on the edge of the Cotswolds.
1.1 miE
Church
St Laurence's Church, Cotswold Water Park
28 min walk • St Laurence's Church, Combe Longa is the Church of England parish church of Combe, Oxfordshire, England. The parish is part of the Benefice of Stonesfield with Combe Longa. The Wychwood Way long-distance footpath passes the church.
3.5 miNW
History museum, Museum
Charlbury Museum, Charlbury
90 min walk • Charlbury Museum is a local museum in the town of Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England. The museum and collections are organized and run by the Charlbury Society, which was founded in 1949.
5.9 miSE
Bridge
Pinkhill Lock
150 min walk • Pinkhill Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England. It is close to Farmoor, Oxfordshire. The first lock was built of stone by Daniel Harris for the Thames Navigation Commission in 1791.
3.3 miNW
Park, Vernacular architecture
Cornbury Park, Cotswold Water Park
85 min walk • Cornbury Park is an estate near Charlbury, Oxfordshire. It comprises about 5000 acres, mostly farmland and woods, including a remnant of the Wychwood Forest, and was the original venue for the Cornbury Music Festival and later the Wilderness Festival.