Shorthampton
Shorthampton is a hamlet in Chilson civil parish about 2 miles (3 km) west of Charlbury, in Oxfordshire, England.
Shorthampton is a hamlet in Chilson civil parish about 2 miles (3 km) west of Charlbury, in Oxfordshire, England. The oldest parts of the Church of England parish church of All Saints are Norman, and a round-headed lancet window from this period survives in the north wall of the nave. The present chancel arch is small and was built in the 13th or 14th century. Most of the current windows are Perpendicular Gothic. All Saints' has box pews that were added in the 18th century and a south porch that was built in the 19th century. All Saints' contains several 15th century wall paintings including a rare one of the "Miracle of the Clay Birds" from the Infancy Gospel of Thomas and another of Saint Zita. All Saints' is a Grade II* listed building. All Saints' is part of the Benefice of Charlbury with Shorthampton. Most church services are now held at the parish church of St Mary the Virgin, Charlbury.
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Worth seeing in and around Shorthampton
3 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.
- 01Ascot d'Oilly Castle
Ascot d'Oilly Castle is situated north of the village of Ascott-under-Wychwood in north west Oxfordshire. The site is a scheduled ancient monument.
2.9 km · castle in Oxfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Ascott Earl Castle
Ascott Earl Castle was a castle in the village of Ascott Earl, Oxfordshire, England.
3.5 km · motte-and-bailey castle in Ascott-under-Wychwood, West Oxfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Cornbury Park
Cornbury Park is an estate near Charlbury, Oxfordshire. It comprises about 5,000 acres, mostly farmland and woods, including a remnant of the Wychwood Forest, and was the original venue for the Cornbury Music Festival and later the Wilderness Festival.
2.8 km · English country house near Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Shorthampton
- Airports
- Birmingham (BHX), 66 km · London Luton (LTN), 79 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 86 km
- Stations
- Ascott-under-Wychwood railway station, 3 km · Charlbury railway station, 2.5 km
- London → Shorthampton105 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · £11–14
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Shorthampton72 km · quickest by road, 2h 17m · £10–13
- Luton, Luton → Shorthampton76 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · £9–12
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No local-transport research exists yet for Shorthampton
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 Shorthampton. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Shorthampton
Shorthampton is 59 km from Coventry, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Charlburytown and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, England, UK3.1 km
- Chadlingtonvillage and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, England2.1 km
- Spelsburyvillage and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, England3 km
- Ascott-under-Wychwoodvillage and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, England2.9 km
- Milton-under-Wychwoodvillage in Oxfordshire, England, UK2.9 km
- Chilsonhamlet and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, England1 km