Chesterton

Chesterton is a village and civil parish on Gagle Brook, a tributary of the Langford Brook in north . The village is about 1+1⁄2 miles southwest of the market town of .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 850 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England
  • Also known as: “Chesterton, Oxfordshire”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alchester and Church of St Giles.

Archaeological site
is the site of an ancient town. The site is not included in any ancient references; hence, the Roman name is not known. However, Eilert Ekwall contended that it appears as Alavna in the Ravenna Cosmography, with the addition of the Old English ceaster to signify a Roman fort.

Church
Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aerodrome
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
RAF is a Royal Air Force station that was redeveloped after the Great War period. Much demolition took place. The former RFC Officers and Sergeant's messes are located on the opposite side of the road, and are now in commercial use. is situated 1½ miles west of Chesterton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bicester and Middleton Stoney.

Photo: P.khiao, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a market town located in the north-east of the county of , some miles north of the university town of . It has become a popular destination on account of its being the location of Village, a large factory and designer outlet shopping village.

Village
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is a village and civil parish about 2+1⁄2 miles west of , , England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 331. is situated 2 miles northwest of Chesterton.

Village
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and civil parish in the Cherwell district of , England, about 4 miles southwest of . The 2011 census recorded the parish population as 523. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Chesterton.

Chesterton

Latitude
51.88715° or 51° 53′ 14″ north
Longitude
-1.18558° or 1° 11′ 8″ west
Population
850
Elevation
249 feet (76 metres)
Open location code
9C3WVRP7+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26365435
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2653219
Wiki­data ID
Q631246
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Chesterton” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Chesterton (Oxfordshire)”
  • Basque: “Chesterton”
  • Cebuano: “Chesterton (parokya sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Inglatera, Oxfordshire)”
  • Cebuano: “Chesterton”
  • Chinese: “Chesterton”
  • Dutch: “Chesterton”
  • Esperanto: “Chesterton (Oksfordio)”
  • Esperanto: “Chesterton”
  • French: “Chesterton”
  • Irish: “Chesterton”
  • Italian: “Chesterton (Oxfordshire)”
  • Italian: “Chesterton”
  • Japanese: “チェスタートン”
  • Ladin: “Chesterton”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Chesterton (Oxfordshire)”
  • Persian: “چسترتون، آکسفوردشر”
  • Polish: “Chesterton”
  • Spanish: “Chesterton”
  • Swedish: “Chesterton (parish i Storbritannien, England, Oxfordshire)”
  • Swedish: “Chesterton, Oxfordshire”
  • Turkish: “Chesterton, Oxfordshire”
  • Urdu: “چیسٹرٹن، اوکسفرڈشائر”
  • “Chesterton”

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