Area Info for Burford (Oxfordshire)

Burford (Oxfordshire, UK)

Burford is a historic market town located in Oxfordshire, England. It is renowned for its picturesque streets, historic architecture, and its position on the River Windrush. The town is often referred to as the "gateway to the Cotswolds" due to its proximity to the Cotswold Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

History

Burford has a rich history dating back to medieval times. The town's development was significantly influenced by its location on a medieval route, which contributed to its growth as a market town. The town's name is believed to derive from the Old English words "burh" (fortified place) and "ford" (river crossing), indicating its historical strategic importance.

Architecture and Landmarks

Burford features a well-preserved medieval street layout with many historic buildings. Notable landmarks include the Church of St John the Baptist, which dates back to the 13th century, and the Tolsey, a historic market hall. The town also boasts numerous traditional Cotswold stone cottages and inns, contributing to its charming appearance.

Economy and Tourism

Today, Burford's economy is largely driven by tourism, with visitors attracted to its historic sites, scenic views, and quaint shops. The town offers a variety of pubs, restaurants, and boutique stores. Its location makes it a popular base for exploring the Cotswolds and surrounding countryside.

Transport

Burford is accessible by road, with good connections to nearby towns and cities. The town does not have a railway station, but it is within reasonable driving distance of larger transport hubs such as Oxford and Cheltenham. The scenic Cotswold Way walking trail also passes through the area, attracting hikers and outdoor enthusiasts.

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School
Burford School	0.00 miles
Cheltenham Road, Burford, Oxfordshire, OX18 4PL
Burford Primary School	0.38 miles
Priory Lane, Burford, Oxfordshire, OX18 4SG
Carterton Community College	3.18 miles
Upavon Way, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 1BU
St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School	3.34 miles
Bluebell Way, Shilton Park, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 1JF
Carterton Primary School	3.43 miles
Burford Road, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3AD
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton	3.48 miles
Lawton Avenue, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3JY
Edith Moorhouse Primary School	3.55 miles
Lawton Avenue, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3HP
Gateway Primary School	3.84 miles
Netheravon Close, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3SF
St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) School	4.02 miles
Wenrisc Drive, Minster Lovell, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 0SP
Brize Norton Primary School	4.17 miles
Station Road, Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3PL
Wychwood Church of England Primary School	4.28 miles
Milton Road, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 6BD
The Rissington School	4.56 miles
Great Rissington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 2LP
St Peter's Church of England Infant School, Alvescot	4.60 miles
Alvescot, Bampton, Oxfordshire, OX18 2PU
Leafield Church of England (Controlled) Primary School	4.76 miles
The Green, Leafield, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 9NP
Sherborne Church of England Primary School	4.82 miles
Sherborne, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 3DH
Windrush Valley School	5.48 miles
The Green, London Lane, Ascott-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 6AN

Clinic
Deer Park Medical Centre	5.77 miles
6 Edington Square, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 5YT
Specsavers Hearcare - Box - Witney	6.63 miles
Welch Way, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6JS
Windrush Medical Practice	6.63 miles
Welch Way, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6JS
Nuffield Health Centre	6.72 miles
Welch Way, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6JQ
Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care - Witney	6.82 miles
16A High Street, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6HB
Cogges Surgery Witney	7.33 miles
Community Nursing Team based at Cogges Surgery, 12 Cogges Hill Road, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 3FS
George Moore Community Clinic	7.40 miles
Station Road, Bourton-On-The-Water, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 2AA
George Moore Community Clinic	7.54 miles
Moore Road, Bourton-On-The-Water, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 2AZ
Ace Centre	10.18 miles
Burford Road, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5DZ
Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care - Chipping Norton	10.42 miles
8 High Street, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5AD
Specsavers Hearcare - Box - Chipping Norton	10.52 miles
White House Surgery, Horsefair, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5AL
Chipping Norton War Memorial Community Hospital Out-Patient and Maternity Unit	10.71 miles
Russell Way, London Road, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5FA
Chipping Norton Ambulatory Care Centre	10.73 miles
Russell Way, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5FA
Faringdon Health Centre	10.83 miles
Volunteer Way, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7YU
Station Point	11.34 miles
Old Station Way, Eynsham, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 4TL
Westrop Surgery	12.17 miles
Newburgh Place, Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 7DN

GP
Sheep Street Surgery Burford	0.31 miles
Burford Surgery, 59 Sheep Street, Burford, Oxon, OX18 4LS
Dr F C Clough And Partners	3.55 miles
Broadshires Health Centre, Broadshires Way, Carterton, Oxon, OX18 1JA
Bampton Medical Practice	3.65 miles
Carterton Health Centre, Alvescot Road, Carterton, Carterton, Oxford, OX18 3LJ
Sheep Street Surgery Burford	3.65 miles
Carterton Health Centre, 17 Alvescot Road, Carterton, OX18 3LJ
The Wychwood Surgery	4.54 miles
The Wychwood Surgery, Meadow Lane, Shipton Under Wychwood, Chipping Norton, OX7 6BW
Deer Park Medical Centre	5.77 miles
6 Edington Square, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 5YT
Bampton Medical Practice	6.46 miles
Bampton Surgery, Landells, Bampton, Bampton, Oxford, OX18 2LJ
Windrush Medical Practice	6.63 miles
Windrush Health Centre, Welch Way, Witney, Oxon, OX28 6JS
Nuffield Health Centre	6.72 miles
Nuffield Health Centre, Welch Way, Witney, OX28 6JQ
Cogges Surgery	7.33 miles
Cogges Surgery, 12 Cogges Hill Road, Witney, Oxon, Oxfordshire, OX28 3FS
Cotswold Medical Practice	7.54 miles
Moore Health Centre, Moore Road, Bourton-on-The-Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2AZ
Dr Thomson & Partners	7.67 miles
The Medical Centre, Oak Street, Lechlade, Glos, GL7 3RY
Cotswold Medical Practice	8.13 miles
Westwood Surgery, Bassett Road, Northleach, Cheltenham, GL54 3QJ
Charlbury Medical Centre	8.38 miles
The Charlbury Medical Centre, Enstone Road, Charlbury, Chipping Norton, OX7 3PQ
Dr GI Wallis & Partners	8.71 miles
Hilary Cottage Surgery, Keble Lawns, Fairford, Glos, GL7 4BQ
Dr Healy TJG & Partners	9.48 miles
The Surgery, Well Lane, Stow-on-The-Wold, Glos, GL54 1EQ

Hospital
Witney Community Hospital	6.58 miles
Welch Way, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6JJ
Fairford Hospital	8.81 miles
The Croft,, GL7 4BB
North Cotswold Hospital	12.76 miles
Stow Road, Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 0DS
Cirencester Hospital	15.63 miles
Tetbury Road,, GL7 1UY
Abingdon Community Hospital	17.22 miles
Marcham Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1AG
Wantage Community Hospital	17.60 miles
Garston Lane, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7AS
Ellen Badger Hospital	18.23 miles
Stratford Road, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, CV36 4AX
John Radcliffe Hospital	18.24 miles
John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9DU
Warneford Hospital	18.29 miles
Warneford Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7JX
Nuffield Health, The Manor Hospital, Oxford	18.46 miles
Beech Road, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7RP
Churchill Hospital	18.62 miles
Old Road, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7LE
The Great Western Hospital	18.71 miles
Marlborough Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 6BB
Charlton Lane Hospital	19.20 miles
Charlton Lane,, GL53 9DZ
Cheltenham General Hospital	19.38 miles
Sandford Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 7AN
Laurel House	20.11 miles
Swindon Road,, GL50 4NB
Honeybourne	20.14 miles
Swindon Road,, GL51 9EZ

Pharmacy
Reavley S&c	0.33 miles
124 High Street, Burford, Oxfordshire, OX18 4QR
Broadshire Pharmacy	3.55 miles
Broadshires Health Centre, Broadshires Way, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 1JA
Lloydspharmacy	3.61 miles
7 Burford Road, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3AG
Lloydspharmacy	3.66 miles
4 Stretfield House, Alvescot Road, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3XZ
Wychwood Pharmacy	4.54 miles
Wychwood Surgery, Meadow Lane, Shipton Under Wychwood, Oxfordshire, OX7 6BW
Boots	5.76 miles
3 Edington Square, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 5YP
Bampton Health Care Ltd	6.46 miles
Landells, Bampton, Oxfordshire, OX18 2LJ
Rowlands Pharmacy	6.72 miles
Nuffield Health Centre, Welch Way, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6JQ
Boots	6.81 miles
2 - 8 High Street, Witney, OX28 6HA
Lloydspharmacy	6.82 miles
24-26 High Street, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6HB
Sainsbury's Pharmacy	6.99 miles
Witan Way, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 4FF
Lloydspharmacy	7.34 miles
Cogges Surgery, 12 Cogges Hill Road, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 3FP
Rowlands Pharmacy	7.50 miles
3 The Chestnuts, Bourton-on-The-Water, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 2AN
Salts Medilink	7.84 miles
Unit 8, Southill Business Park, Cornbury Park,Charlbury, Oxfordshire, OX7 3EW
Lechlade Pharmacy	7.86 miles
High Street, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, GL7 3AA
The Co-Operative Pharmacy	8.30 miles
19 Market Street, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, OX7 3PL

Park
BARRINGTON PARK (Grade II* Listed)	3.11 miles
SHIPTON COURT (Grade II Listed)	4.00 miles
THE JAPANESE GARDEN AT THE NEW HOUSE (Grade II* Listed)	4.37 miles
GREAT RISSINGTON MANOR (Grade II Listed)	4.72 miles
SHERBORNE HOUSE (Grade II Listed)	5.26 miles
LODGE PARK (Grade I Listed)	6.37 miles
WYCHWOOD	6.37 miles
HATHEROP CASTLE (Grade II Listed)	7.24 miles
CORNBURY PARK (Grade II* Listed)	7.45 miles
SARSDEN HOUSE (Grade II* Listed)	7.65 miles
CHURCH HOUSE, LECHLADE (Grade II Listed)	7.91 miles
KELMSCOTT MANOR (Grade II Listed)	7.99 miles
DAYLESFORD HOUSE (Grade II* Listed)	9.04 miles
EYNSHAM HALL (Grade II Listed)	9.17 miles
BUSCOT (Grade II* Listed)	9.38 miles
ADLESTROP PARK AND HOUSE (Grade II* Listed)	9.42 miles

Groceries
Co-op Burford	0.38 miles
Burford, OX18 4QF
Co-op Carterton	3.32 miles
Centrum Square, OX18 1JY
ALDI Alvescote Road	3.65 miles
Carterton, OX18 3JH
Morrisons Carterton	3.76 miles
Black Bourton Road, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3HA
ASDA Carterton	3.80 miles
Brize Norton Road, Carterton, OX18 3HQ
Londis Parkview Service Station	3.82 miles
Burford Road, Witney, Burford Road
SPAR Carterton	4.07 miles
Spar Store, Carterton Road, Oxfordshire, OX18 3LY
SPAR Witney	4.13 miles
Spar Store, 4 Brize Norton Road, Oxfordshire, OX29 0SE
Co-op Chipping Norton	4.21 miles
Milton Under Wychwood, OX7 6JH
Tesco Witney (Express)	5.78 miles
Valence Crescent, 1 Edington Square, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 5YP
Co-op Cheltenham	5.80 miles
Rissington, GL54 2NW
Co-op Cheltenham	5.87 miles
Upper Rissington, GL54 2NP
Tesco Witney (Express)	6.05 miles
1-3 Fettiplace Rd, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 5AP
SPAR Witney	6.40 miles
Spar Store, Burwell Drive, Oxfordshire, OX28 5LP
Londis Shell Witney Service Station	6.55 miles
Welch Way, Witney, OX28 6JL
Lidl Witney	6.58 miles
Ducklington Lane, Witney, OX28 4JF

Airport
London Oxford Airport	14.21 miles
Gloucestershire Airport	23.53 miles
Coventry Baginton Airport	39.62 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 2	44.92 miles
Birmingham International Airport	45.00 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 1	45.05 miles

Bus Stop
Burford School (E)	0.15 miles
St John Fisher Church (S)	0.18 miles
St John Fisher Church (N)	0.18 miles
Oxford Road Layby (NW)	0.27 miles
War Memorial (N)	0.28 miles
Oxford Road Layby (SE)	0.28 miles
War Memorial (S)	0.29 miles
Sheep Street East (W)	0.32 miles
Sheep Street East (E)	0.33 miles
Burford Primary School (E)	0.42 miles
Church Lane (N)	0.46 miles
Church Lane (S)	0.46 miles
Burford Garden Centre (N)	0.55 miles
Burford Garden Centre (S)	0.58 miles
The Carpenters Arms PH (SW)	0.79 miles
The Carpenters Arms PH (NE)	0.81 miles

Ferry Port
Sharpness Old Docks	36.35 miles
Lydney Harbour	37.55 miles

Railway Station
Shipton Rail Station	4.77 miles
Ascott-under-Wychwood Rail Station	5.51 miles
Kingham Rail Station	6.84 miles
Charlbury Rail Station	8.04 miles
Finstock Rail Station	8.10 miles
Combe (Oxon) Rail Station	10.76 miles
Hanborough Rail Station	11.55 miles
Moreton-in-Marsh Rail Station	13.28 miles
Tackley Rail Station	15.64 miles
Oxford Parkway Rail Station	15.69 miles
Oxford Rail Station	16.25 miles
Heyford Rail Station	16.65 miles
Islip Rail Station	17.30 miles
Swindon Rail Station	17.57 miles
Kemble Rail Station	18.51 miles
Radley Rail Station	18.98 miles

Flood Risk Per Year (OX18 4P*)
Number of Properties in Catchment	172
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)	0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)	0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)	0
High Risk (>3.3%)	0

12, SYLVESTER CLOSE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4RU	£389,750 2025-09-08 terraced freehold
THE OLD ROPERY, 142B, HIGH STREET BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4QU	£850,000 2025-08-22 flatmaisonette freehold
44, WITNEY STREET BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4SN	£485,000 2025-08-11 semidetached freehold
4, BURGAGE GARDENS BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4SR	£750,000 2025-08-06 detached freehold
10, ORCHARD RISE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4SZ	£917,000 2025-07-29 detached freehold
59, FRETHERN CLOSE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4NS	£430,000 2025-06-30 semidetached freehold
3, TANNERS LANE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4NA	£960,000 2025-03-31 detached freehold
THE OLD BREWERY (FLAT 4), PRIORY LANE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4SG	£430,000 2025-03-28 flatmaisonette leasehold
194, THE HILL BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4QY	£1,250,000 2025-01-31 terraced freehold
35, BISHOP DRIVE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4EB	£347,000 2024-12-20 flatmaisonette (New) leasehold
22, TANNERS LANE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4NB	£830,000 2025-05-02 detached freehold
2, BURTON MEWS BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4FE	£740,000 2025-05-02 detached freehold
SWAN BANK, SWAN LANE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4SH	£968,000 2025-03-31 detached freehold
CROSSWINDS, 2, ORCHARD RISE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4SZ	£985,000 2025-03-24 detached freehold
2, BURY BARN COTTAGES BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4JF	£360,000 2025-03-12 semidetached freehold
4, WITNEY STREET BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4SN	£730,000 2025-01-31 flatmaisonette freehold
39, BISHOP DRIVE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4EB	£499,950 2025-01-24 flatmaisonette (New) leasehold
21, FRETHERN CLOSE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4NS	£365,000 2025-02-12 semidetached freehold
23, FOREST GROVE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4FF	£405,000 2025-02-10 flatmaisonette leasehold
145, THE HILL BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4RE	£500,000 2025-01-29 terraced freehold
4, ALDRIDGE GARDENS BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4FD	£660,000 2024-09-12 flatmaisonette (New) leasehold
25, BISHOP DRIVE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4EB	£492,500 2024-08-29 flatmaisonette (New) leasehold
67, FOREST GROVE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4FF	£475,000 2024-08-23 flatmaisonette (New) leasehold
13, WINDRUSH CLOSE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4SL	£300,000 2024-07-01 semidetached freehold
2, ALDRIDGE GARDENS BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4FD	£470,000 2024-06-28 flatmaisonette (New) leasehold
13, BISHOP DRIVE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4EB	£365,000 2024-05-31 flatmaisonette (New) leasehold
186, THE HILL BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4QY	£375,000 2025-01-17 detached freehold
14, FOREST GROVE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4FF	£835,000 2025-01-14 detached freehold
SIGNET FARM SOUTH SIGNET BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4JQ	£855,000 2024-10-07 otherPropertyType freehold
Sold 2024-06-28	£710,000
BATTYS BARN SIGNET BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4JQ	£410,000 2024-06-21 terraced freehold
39, FOREST GROVE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4FF	£399,950 2024-04-29 flatmaisonette (New) leasehold
3, GEORGE YARD BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4QN	£351,500 2024-11-11 terraced freehold
10, GEORGE YARD BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4QN	£375,000 2024-11-07 terraced freehold
SWAN LANE HOUSE, SWAN LANE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4SH	£1,600,000 2024-10-25 terraced freehold
2, BURFORD HILL MEWS BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4AR	£575,000 2024-10-24 terraced freehold
SYDNEY COTTAGE, PYTTS LANE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4SJ	£860,000 2024-10-04 detached freehold
1, FRETHERN CLOSE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4NY	£595,000 2024-09-27 semidetached freehold
6, SYLVESTER CLOSE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4RU	£395,000 2024-09-06 terraced freehold
31, TANNERS LANE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4NA	£276,968 2024-08-27 detached freehold
10, WINDRUSH CLOSE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4SL	£540,000 2024-08-02 semidetached freehold
16, FALKLAND CLOSE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4NL	£88,000 2024-07-25 flatmaisonette leasehold
CROSSWAYS, 25, WITNEY STREET BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4RX	£825,000 2024-07-02 terraced freehold
THE YEWS, 7, PRIORY LANE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4SG	£730,000 2024-04-30 otherPropertyType freehold
36A, LOWER HIGH STREET BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4RR	£830,000 2024-04-05 terraced freehold
NIVINGSTON HOUSE, 5, ORCHARD RISE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4SZ	£696,000 2024-03-28 detached freehold
WINDRUSH COURT, 175 (19), THE HILL BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4RE	£425,000 2024-03-05 terraced freehold
6, GEORGE YARD BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4QN	£365,000 2024-03-04 terraced freehold
17, ORCHARD RISE BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4SZ	£660,000 2024-02-23 detached freehold
WINDRUSH COURT, 175 (21), THE HILL BURFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX18 4RE	£610,000 2024-02-15 detached freehold
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