Appleton
Appleton is a village in the civil parish of Appleton-with-Eaton, about 4 miles northwest of Abingdon. Appleton was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 915 residents
- Description: village in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Appleton, Oxfordshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Northmoor Lock and Hitchcopse Pit.
Northmoor Lock
Lock
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Northmoor Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, on the northern bank about a mile from Northmoor. The lock was built in 1896 by the Thames Conservancy to replace a flash lock at Hart's Weir, also known as Ridge's Weir, about a mile upstream and another at Ark Weir downstream.
Hitchcopse Pit
Nature reserve
Hitchcopse Pit is a 3-hectare nature reserve north-west of Abingdon-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.
Parsonage Moor
Nature reserve
Parsonage Moor is a 6-hectare nature reserve north-west of Abingdon-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Besselsleigh and Eaton.
Besselsleigh
Village
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Besselsleigh or Bessels Leigh is an English village and civil parish about 4+1⁄2 miles southwest of Oxford. Besselsleigh was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.
Eaton
Hamlet
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eaton is a hamlet about 4+1⁄2 miles west of Oxford and about 5 miles northwest of Abingdon. Eaton is in the civil parish of Appleton-with-Eaton, which was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.
Tubney
Village
Photo: andrew auger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tubney is a small village and in the civil parish of Fyfield and Tubney, in the Vale of White Horse district, in Oxfordshire, England. It lies about 3 miles west of Abingdon-on-Thames, just south of the A420 road from Oxford to Faringdon, 9 miles southwest of Oxford. Tubney is situated 1½ miles south of Appleton.
Appleton
Latitude
51.70982° or 51° 42′ 35″ northLongitude
-1.36278° or 1° 21′ 46″ westPopulation
915Elevation
295 feet (90 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB APLOpen location code
9C3WPJ5P+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 274804321OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Appleton from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Appleton” goes by many names.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Appleton”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Eaton Heath and Northmoor.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Appleton Village Hall and Appleton with Eaton Tennis Club.
Oxfordshire: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Oxford, Abingdon-on-Thames, Banbury, and Woodstock.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Appleton”. Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.