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.

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.

Burford Library

Library

Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church of St John the Baptist, Burford

Church

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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 Shilton.

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. The current population as estimated by censusdata.uk is 18,691. Carterton is situated 3½ miles southeast of Burford.

Shilton

Village

Photo: Martin Loader, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shilton is a village and civil parish about 1+1⁄2 miles northwest of Carterton, Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 626. Shilton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Burford.

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″ north

Longitude

-1.6456° or 1° 38′ 44″ west

Elevation

430 feet (131 metres)

Open location code

9C3WR923+JQ

GeoNames ID

7292153

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