Fringford

Fringford is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about 4 miles northeast of Bicester. The parish is bounded to the east by the Roman road that linked Alchester Roman Town with Roman Towcester, to the south by a brook that joins the River Bure, to the north mostly by a brook that is a tributary of the River Great Ouse, and to the west by field boundaries.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Bicester and Church of St Mary and St Edburga, Stratton Audley.

Bicester

Aerodrome

Photo: john wright, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bicester Aerodrome, formerly RAF Bicester, is a private airfield on the outskirts of Bicester, Oxfordshire, England. The location of the first flight of the prototype Handley Page Halifax in 1939, it was used by the Royal Air Force until 2004.

Church of St Mary and St Edburga, Stratton Audley

Church

Photo: Michael, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Edmund and George

Church

Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bicester and Caversfield.

Bicester

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Bicester is a market town located in the north-east of the English county of Oxfordshire, some miles north of the university town of Oxford. It has become a popular destination on account of its being the location of Bicester Village, a large factory and designer outlet shopping village.

Caversfield

Village

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Caversfield is a village and civil parish about 1+1⁄2 miles north of the centre of Bicester. In 1844 Caversfield became part of Oxfordshire, but until then it was always an exclave of Buckinghamshire. The 2011 census recorded the parish's population as 1,788.

Hethe

Village

Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hethe is a village and civil parish about 4.5 miles north of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England.

Fringford

Type: Locality
Location: Cherwell, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.9435° or 51° 56′ 37″ north

Longitude

-1.1295° or 1° 7′ 46″ west

Elevation

331 feet (101 metres)

Open location code

9C3WWVVC+96

GeoNames ID

7296982

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Fringford and Stratton Audley.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Shelswell and Bicester North railway station.

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