Asthall barrow
Asthall barrow is a high-status Anglo-Saxon burial mound from the seventh century AD. It is located in Asthall, Oxfordshire, and was excavated in 1923 and 1924.Photo: Vieve Forward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Asthall, West Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Asthall Barrow” and “Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow Farm”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Farmer’s Dog and Crocodiles of the World.
The Farmer’s Dog
Pub
Photo: Helen Iwanczuk, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Farmer's Dog is a pub and restaurant next to the Asthall barrow roundabout on the A40 road in West Oxfordshire near Burford, owned by television presenter Jeremy Clarkson, featured in his "Clarkson's Farm" series. The Farmer’s Dog is situated 740 feet west of Asthall barrow.
Crocodiles of the World
Zoo
Crocodiles of the World is a zoo in Brize Norton, Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom specialising in crocodilia. Crocodiles of the World is situated 4,000 feet south of Asthall barrow.
Church of Saint Nicholas
Church
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of Saint Nicholas is situated 1 mile north of Asthall barrow.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Worsham and Asthall.
Worsham
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Worsham is a hamlet on the River Windrush about 3.5 miles west of Witney. 0.25 miles east of Worsham on the north side of the Windrush are the remains of a small Roman house.
Asthall
Village
Photo: Nancy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Asthall or Asthal is a village and civil parish on the River Windrush in the West Oxfordshire district, in Oxfordshire, about 6 miles west of Witney. It includes the hamlets of Asthall Leigh, Field Assarts, Stonelands, Worsham and part of Fordwells.
Swinbrook
Village
Photo: saffron100 uk, CC BY 2.0.
Swinbrook is a village in the civil parish of Swinbrook and Widford, in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England. It is on the River Windrush, about 2 miles east of Burford. Widford is a hamlet about 0.5 miles west of Swinbrook.
Asthall barrow
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Asthal, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.78897° or 51° 47′ 20″ northLongitude
-1.58105° or 1° 34′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C3WQCQ9+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 441000918OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17648985
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In Other Languages
“Asthall barrow” goes by many names.
- French: “Tumulus d’Asthall”
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