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Barford St John

Barford St John is a small village in the civil parish of Barford St John and St Michael, in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England.

Barford St John
Barford St John · U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Cochran
The place

Barford St John is a small village in the civil parish of Barford St John and St Michael, in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England. It is on the north bank of the River Swere, about 5 miles (8 km) south of Banbury. In the Middle Ages it was sometimes called Little Barford or North Barford to distinguish it from the larger village of Barford St Michael on the opposite bank of the Swere.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Barford St John

6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Deddington Castle

    Deddington Castle is an extensive earthwork in the village of Deddington, Oxfordshire, all that remains of an 11th-century motte-and-bailey castle, with only the earth ramparts and mound now visible. The castle was built on a wealthy former Anglo-Saxon estate by Bishop Odo of Bayeux, half-brother of William the Conqueror.

    3.7 km · motte-and-bailey castle in Oxfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    St Peter ad Vincula, South Newington

    The Parish Church of Saint Peter ad Vincula, South Newington is the Church of England parish church of South Newington, a village about 5 miles southwest of Banbury in Oxfordshire. The church is one of only 15 in England dedicated to St Peter ad Vincula, after the basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome.

    3.1 km · church in South Newington, Oxfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Church of St Mary, Bloxham

    The church of Our Lady of Bloxham, informally called St Mary's Bloxham, is the Church of England parish church in Bloxham, Oxfordshire. It is notable for its 14th-century tower and spire, which is the highest in Oxfordshire.

    2.6 km · historic church in Bloxham, Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Town Hall

    Deddington Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place in Deddington in Oxfordshire, England. The structure, which is used for community events, is a Grade II listed building.

    3.3 km · town hall in Deddington, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Bloxham Village Museum

    Bloxham Village Museum is a local museum located in the village of Bloxham in Oxfordshire, England. It was established in 1980 and is in the old court house and fire station in a corner of St Mary's churchyard.

    2.5 km · Local museum in Bloxham, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Church of St Mary, Adderbury

    The Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Adderbury is a Church of England parish church in the village of Adderbury, Oxfordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

    3.9 km · historic church in Adderbury, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting to Barford St John

Airports
Birmingham (BHX), 57 km · London Luton (LTN), 70 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 85 km
  • Birmingham, West Midlands → Barford St John
    65 km · quickest by road, 1h 49m · £9–11
  • London → Barford St John
    101 km · quickest by road, 2h 40m · £11–15
  • Luton, Luton → Barford St John
    66 km · quickest by road, 1h 48m · £7–10
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No local-transport research exists yet for Barford St John

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Barford St John. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Isle of WightGB

    11 ways of moving, 22 sources

    146 km
  2. 02
    LundyGB

    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

    246 km
  3. 03
    VlielandNL

    10 ways of moving, 47 sources

    451 km
  4. 04
    Isle of ArranGB

    10 ways of moving, 31 sources

    469 km
  5. 05
    Tarbert, Loch Fyne and KintyreGB

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    505 km

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Around it

Next door to Barford St John

Barford St John is 47 km from Coventry, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Deddingtonvillage and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England3 km
  • Bloxhamvillage and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England2.6 km
  • Milcombevillage and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England3.2 km
  • Miltonvillage and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England2.1 km
  • South Newingtonvillage and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England2.9 km
  • Barford St. Michaelvillage in Oxfordshire, England, UK800 m