Black Leys

Black Leys is a forest in Bletchingdon, Cherwell, England. Black Leys is situated nearby to the locality Tollbrook Corner, as well as near the hamlet Heathfield.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bletchingdon Park and Weston On The Green.

Bletchingdon Park

Castle

Photo: Snurge, Public domain.

Bletchington Park is a Grade II* listed Palladian country house in Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire, England.

Weston On The Green

Aerodrome

Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

RAF Weston-on-the-Green is a Royal Air Force station that was redeveloped after the Great War period. Much demolition took place. The former RFC Officers and Sergeant's messes are located on the opposite side of the road, and are now in commercial use.

Islip railway station

Railway station

Photo: Hertzsprung, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Islip railway station serves the village of Islip, Oxfordshire, England. Islip is north-east of Oxford. Services run south to Oxford, 5 miles away, and north-east to Bicester Village and London Marylebone. The station is currently managed by Chiltern Railways.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kidlington and Kirtlington.

Kidlington

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Kidlington is a large village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, between the River Cherwell and the Oxford Canal, 5 miles north of Oxford and 7½ miles south-west of Bicester. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 13,723.

Kirtlington

Village

Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirtlington is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire about 6+1⁄2 miles west of Bicester. The parish includes the hamlet of Northbrook. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 988.

Islip

Village

Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Islip is a village and civil parish on the River Ray, just above its confluence with the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England. It is about 2 miles east of Kidlington and about 5 miles north of Oxford. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 652.

Black Leys

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

51.8577° or 51° 51′ 28″ north

Longitude

-1.2435° or 1° 14′ 37″ west

Open location code

9C3WVQ54+3H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 232065295

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tollbrook Corner and Heathfield.

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Highlights include Ash Wood and Playing Field.

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