Tar Lakes

Tar Lakes is a nature reserve in Hardwick-with-Yelford, West Oxfordshire District, England. Tar Lakes is situated nearby to the hamlet Hardwick, as well as near the village South Leigh.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cogges Manor and Cokethorpe School.

Cogges Manor

Museum

Photo: Rabbi WP Thinrod, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cogges Manor is a museum.

Cokethorpe School is a private day school in Witney, West Oxfordshire, England. The school was founded in 1957 by Francis Brown. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and Independent Association of Prep Schools.

Witney Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Witney Town Hall is a municipal structure in Spring Lane in Market Square, Witney, Oxfordshire, England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Witney Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Witney and Standlake.

Witney

Photo: Freeman.matt123, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Witney is a thriving market town in Oxfordshire, just off the A40. Like many towns in the Cotswolds, Witney is known historically for its textiles specifically woolen blankets.

Standlake

Village

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Standlake is a village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire about 5 miles southeast of Witney and 7 miles west of Oxford, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Brighthampton.

Brighthampton

Village

Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brighthampton is a hamlet which is contiguous with the village of Standlake, about 4 miles south of Witney, in West Oxfordshire, in the county of Oxfordshire, England.

Tar Lakes

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Hardwick-with-Yelford, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.7608° or 51° 45′ 39″ north

Longitude

-1.4447° or 1° 26′ 41″ west

Operator

Smiths Bletchington

Open location code

9C3WQH64+84

OpenStreetMap ID

way 345778615

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hardwick and South Leigh.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rushy Common Nature Reserve and The Mill.

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