Lewknor
Lewknor is a village and civil parish about 5 miles south of Thame in Oxfordshire. The civil parish includes the villages of Postcombe and South Weston. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 663.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chiltern Hills and Shirburn Castle.
Chiltern Hills
The Chiltern Hills span the area between Wessex in the South West and Hitchin in Hertfordshire - across much of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire. These rolling hills feature swathes of habitat-rich grassland, broken up by ancient beech, ash and box woodland.Shirburn Castle
Castle
Shirburn Castle is a Grade I listed, moated castle located at the village of Shirburn, near Watlington, Oxfordshire. Originally constructed in the fourteenth century, it was renovated and remodelled in the Georgian era by Thomas Parker, the first Earl of Macclesfield who made it his family seat, and altered further in the early nineteenth century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinnor and Stokenchurch.
Chinnor
Village
Chinnor is a large village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England, about 4 miles southeast of Thame and close to the border with Buckinghamshire. Chinnor is situated 3 miles northeast of Lewknor.
Stokenchurch
Village
Stokenchurch is a village and civil parish in south-west Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Chiltern Hills, about 3 miles south of Chinnor in Oxfordshire and 6 miles west of High Wycombe. Stokenchurch is situated 3 miles southeast of Lewknor.
Watlington
Town
Watlington is a market town and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England, about 7 miles south of Thame. It is near Oxfordshire's eastern edge and less than 2 miles from its border with Buckinghamshire. Watlington is situated 3 miles southwest of Lewknor.
Lewknor
- Type: Locality
- Location: South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.6772° or 51° 40′ 38″ north
Longitude
-0.9638° or 0° 57′ 50″ west
Elevation
387 feet (118 metres)
Open location code
9C3XM2GP+VF
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