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Overthorpe, Northamptonshire

Overthorpe is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, about 2 miles (3 km) east of Banbury in Oxfordshire and 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of junction 11 of the M40 motorway.

The place

Overthorpe is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, about 2 miles (3 km) east of Banbury in Oxfordshire and 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of junction 11 of the M40 motorway. Overthorpe is in the west of West Northamptonshire, and its western boundary forms part of the boundary with Oxfordshire. It is part of the informal district of Banburyshire.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Overthorpe, Northamptonshire

10 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
    Oxford Canal

    The Oxford Canal is a 78-mile narrowboat canal in southern central England linking the City of Oxford with the Coventry Canal at Hawkesbury via Banbury and Rugby. Completed in 1790, it connects to the River Thames at Oxford, and links with the Grand Union Canal, which it is combined with for 5 miles between to the villages of Braunston and Napton-on-the-Hill.

    2.6 km · canal in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Banbury Mosque

    The Banbury Mosque, officially the Banbury Madni Masjid, is a Sunni Islam mosque, located in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, in the United Kingdom.

    1.9 km · Mosque in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Church of St Mary, Banbury

    St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church in Banbury, Oxfordshire in the Diocese of Oxford. The church is a Grade I listed building.

    2.9 km · church in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Thenford House

    Thenford House, Thenford, Northamptonshire, England is an 18th-century country house built for Michael Wodhull, the bibliophile and translator. Wodhull's architect is unknown.

    4 km · Grade I listed house in South Northamptonshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Church of St John the Evangelist (Roman Catholic)

    St John the Evangelist Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. It was built from 1835 to 1838 in the Gothic Revival style with parts of it designed by Augustus Pugin.

    3 km · church building in Banbury, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    All Saints' Church, Middleton Cheney

    The Church of All Saints is the Church of England parish church of Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, England.

    1.9 km · church in Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Town Hall Town Hall And Attached Walls

    Banbury Town Hall is a municipal facility in the High Street in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Banbury Borough Council from its completion in 1854 until 1930, is a Grade II listed building.

    2.5 km · town hall in Banbury, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Banbury Castle

    Banbury Castle was a medieval castle that stood near the centre of the town of Banbury, Oxfordshire. Historian John Kenyon notes that the castle is "remarkable for its early concentric shape".

    2.5 km · archaeological site in Banbury, Cherwell, England, UK · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Banbury Museum

    Banbury Museum & Gallery is a local museum in the town of Banbury, north Oxfordshire, England. It displays exhibits on the history of the town.

    2.5 km · museum in Banbury, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Castle Quay Shopping Centre

    Castle Quay Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in the town of Banbury, North Oxfordshire, England. The shopping centre is located in the centre of Banbury by the Oxford Canal, off Castle Street.

    2.5 km · shopping center in the UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Overthorpe, Northamptonshire

Airports
Birmingham (BHX), 53 km · London Luton (LTN), 67 km · East Midlands (EMA), 85 km
Stations
Banbury railway station, 2.2 km · Banbury Merton Street railway station, 1.9 km · Farthinghoe railway station, 3.9 km · Chalcombe Road Halt railway station, 3.4 km
  • Birmingham, West Midlands → Overthorpe, Northamptonshire
    62 km · quickest by road, 1h 30m · £8–10
  • London → Overthorpe, Northamptonshire
    102 km · quickest by road, 2h 30m · £11–15
  • Luton, Luton → Overthorpe, Northamptonshire
    64 km · quickest by road, 1h 41m · £7–10
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Overthorpe, Northamptonshire

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 Overthorpe, Northamptonshire. 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

    153 km
  2. 02
    LundyGB

    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

    253 km
  3. 03
    VlielandNL

    10 ways of moving, 47 sources

    444 km
  4. 04
    Isle of ArranGB

    10 ways of moving, 31 sources

    465 km
  5. 05
    Tarbert, Loch Fyne and KintyreGB

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    501 km

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Around it

Next door to Overthorpe, Northamptonshire

Overthorpe, Northamptonshire is 41 km from Coventry, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

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