Chesterton Playing Field

Chesterton Playing Field is a recreation area in Chesterton, Cherwell, England. Chesterton Playing Field is situated nearby to the community center Chesterton Community Centre, as well as near the church Saint Mary.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alchester and Church of St Giles.

Alchester

Archaeological site

Alchester is the site of an ancient Roman town. The site is not included in any ancient references; hence, the Roman name is not known. However, Eilert Ekwall contended that it appears as Alavna in the Ravenna Cosmography, with the addition of the Old English ceaster to signify a Roman fort. Alchester is situated 1 mile southeast of Chesterton Playing Field.

Church of St Giles

Church

Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Giles is situated 1 mile south of Chesterton Playing Field.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bicester and Middleton Stoney.

Bicester

Photo: P.khiao, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bicester is a market town located in the north-east of the English county of Oxfordshire, some miles north of the university town of Oxford. It has become a popular destination on account of its being the location of Bicester Village, a large factory and designer outlet shopping village.

Middleton Stoney

Village

Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Middleton Stoney is a village and civil parish about 2+1⁄2 miles west of Bicester, Oxfordshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 331. Middleton Stoney is situated 2 miles northwest of Chesterton Playing Field.

Weston-on-the-Green

Village

Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Weston-on-the-Green is a village and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England, about 4 miles southwest of Bicester. The 2011 census recorded the parish population as 523. Weston-on-the-Green is situated 2½ miles southwest of Chesterton Playing Field.

Chesterton Playing Field

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Chesterton, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.88559° or 51° 53′ 8″ north

Longitude

-1.1866° or 1° 11′ 12″ west

Open location code

9C3WVRP7+69

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4973222

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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