Leafield Castle, Shipton-under-Wychwood

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Leafield Castle is a motte castle in the village of Leafield in the north west region of Oxfordshire. All that is left of the castle are the earthworks and the earth mound that formed the centre of the castle. It has a commanding view and is 220 metres north west of the Church of St Michael and All Angels. The castle is similar in size and shape to the nearby Ascot d'Oilly Castle. ()

Coordinates: 51°50'11"N, 1°32'33"W

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Shipton-under-Wychwood United Kingdom

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Leafield Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tolsey Museum, Church of St John the Baptist, Town Hall, Blenheim Farm.

4.5 miSW
Museum
Tolsey Museum, Burford
115 min walk • The Tolsey Museum is a local museum in the town of Burford, west Oxfordshire, England. It is located a Tudor style structure, known as The Tolsey, which was formerly the market hall and town hall of Burford. It is a Grade II* listed building.
4.3 miSW
Historical place, Church
Church of St John the Baptist, Burford
111 min walk • The Anglican Church of St John the Baptist in Burford, Oxfordshire, England is a Grade I listed building. The Church of England parish church is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, and is described by David Verey as "a complicated building which has developed in a curious way from the Norman".
4.4 miSE
City hall
Town Hall, Witney
112 min walk • Witney Town Hall is a municipal structure in Spring Lane in Market Square, Witney, Oxfordshire, England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Witney Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
3.9 miNE
Park
Blenheim Farm, Charlbury
101 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.
3.6 miNE
History museum, Museum
Charlbury Museum, Charlbury
92 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.
1.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Wychwood, Cotswold Water Park
43 min walk • Wychwood or Wychwood Forest is a 501.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Witney in Oxfordshire. It is also a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 1, and an area of 263.4 hectares is a national nature reserve The site contains a long barrow dating to the Neolithic period, which is a scheduled monument.
4.4 miSW
Church, Baroque architecture
Burford Methodist Church, Burford
114 min walk • Burford Methodist Church is a baroque building in the High Street of Burford, Oxfordshire. It was built between about 1715 and 1730 as a private house and converted in 1849 to a Wesleyan Chapel. It is a Grade II* Listed Building.
2.7 miNE
Park, Vernacular architecture
Cornbury Park, Cotswold Water Park
70 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.
2.6 miS
Vernacular architecture, Ruins
Minster Lovell Hall, Cotswold Water Park
66 min walk • Minster Lovell Hall is a ruin in Minster Lovell, an English village in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds. The ruins are situated by the River Windrush.
4.5 miNW
Monastery
Bruern, Shipton-under-Wychwood
115 min walk • Bruern or Bruern Abbey is a hamlet and civil parish on the River Evenlode about 6 miles north of Burford in West Oxfordshire. The 2001 Census recorded the parish population as 62.
3.7 miN
Archaeological site
Lyneham Longbarrow, Cotswold Water Park
94 min walk • Lyneham Longbarrow is a long barrow near Lyneham, Oxfordshire. It is beside the A361 road, between Shipton-under-Wychwood and Chipping Norton. Just nine metres from the barrow mound stands a 1.8 metre tall standing stone.