Drayton St. Leonard

Drayton St. Leonard is a village and civil parish on the River Thame in Oxfordshire, about 8 miles southeast of Oxford.

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Type: Village with 259 residents
Description: village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England
Also known as: “Drayton”, “Drayton St Leonard”, “Drayton St Leonard, Oxfordshire”, “Drayton St Leonard, Oxon”, “Drayton St. Leonard, Oxfordshire”, and “Drayton St. Leonard, Oxon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dorchester Abbey and Dorchester Abbey Museum.

Dorchester Abbey

Church

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The Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul, more usually called Dorchester Abbey, is a Church of England parish church in Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire, about 8 miles southeast of Oxford.

Dorchester Abbey Museum

Museum

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Dorchester Abbey Museum is a local museum in the village of Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England. It is attached to Dorchester Abbey. The museum occupies two buildings on the site of Dorchester Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berinsfield and Dorchester on Thames.

Berinsfield

Village

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Berinsfield is an English village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, about 7 miles southeast of Oxford. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 2,806.

Dorchester on Thames

Village

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Dorchester on Thames is a historic village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England. It is situated approximately 9 miles southeast of Oxford and 3 miles northwest of Wallingford, positioned at the confluence of the River Thame and the River Thames.

Benson

Village

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Benson is a village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England. The 2011 Census gave the parish population as 4,754. It lies about a mile and a half north of Wallingford at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, where a chalk stream, Ewelme Brook, joins the River Thames next to Benson Lock. Benson is situated 3 miles southeast of Drayton St. Leonard.