Burford
Burford is a picturesque town known as the "gateway to the Cotswolds", a predominantly rural landscape with stone-built villages, historical towns and stately homes and gardens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burford Tolsey Museum and Burford Library.
Burford Tolsey Museum
Museum
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Burford Tolsey Museum is a local museum in the town of Burford, west Oxfordshire, England. It is located in a Tudor style structure, known as The Tolsey, and was formerly where market tolls were collected and where town meetings may have been held in the upper chamber.
Church of St John the Baptist, Burford
Church
Photo: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carterton and Westwell.
Carterton
Town
Photo: Andrew Auger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carterton is a town in West Oxfordshire district in the county of Oxfordshire, England and is 4 miles south-west of Witney. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 15,769. Carterton is situated 3½ miles southeast of Burford.
Westwell
Village
Photo: Tom Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westwell is a small village and civil parish about 2 miles southwest of the market town of Burford in Oxfordshire. It is the westernmost village in the county, close to the border with Gloucestershire.
Burford
- Type: Locality
- Location: West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8016° or 51° 48′ 6″ northLongitude
-1.6456° or 1° 38′ 44″ westElevation
430 feet (131 metres)Open location code
9C3WR923+JQGeoNames ID
7292153
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