Area Info for Holwell (Oxfordshire)

Holwell, Oxfordshire, UK

Holwell is a small village located in Oxfordshire, England. It is situated within the civil parish of Wootton, approximately 4 miles south of Banbury and about 10 miles north of Oxford. The village is part of the Cherwell district and falls within the South East England region.

History and Heritage

Holwell has a rich history typical of rural English villages. The area is characterised by traditional cottages and farmhouses, some of which date back several centuries. The village's historical significance is often linked to its agricultural roots and its proximity to historic sites in Oxfordshire.

Local Features and Landmarks

While Holwell is primarily a residential and agricultural community, it is known for its peaceful rural setting. The surrounding landscape includes fields, woodlands, and country lanes that are popular for walking and outdoor activities. There are no major landmarks within the village itself, but nearby areas feature historic churches and country estates.

Community and Amenities

Holwell is a small community with limited amenities. Residents typically rely on nearby towns such as Banbury for shopping, schools, and other services. The village maintains a quiet, rural character with a close-knit community.

Transport and Accessibility

The village is accessible by local roads, with the nearest major roads connecting to larger towns and cities. Public transport options are limited, so most residents and visitors use private vehicles for travel.
Education
School
Burford School2.45 miles
Cheltenham Road, Burford, Oxfordshire, OX18 4PL
Burford Primary School2.82 miles
Priory Lane, Burford, Oxfordshire, OX18 4SG
Carterton Community College3.40 miles
Upavon Way, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 1BU
Edith Moorhouse Primary School3.46 miles
Lawton Avenue, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3HP
Southrop Church of England Primary School3.49 miles
Southrop, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, GL7 3NU
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton3.49 miles
Lawton Avenue, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3JY
Carterton Primary School3.64 miles
Burford Road, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3AD
St Peter's Church of England Infant School, Alvescot3.84 miles
Alvescot, Bampton, Oxfordshire, OX18 2PU
Gateway Primary School3.95 miles
Netheravon Close, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3SF
St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School3.97 miles
Bluebell Way, Shilton Park, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 1JF
St Christopher's Church of England School4.04 miles
Lechlade Road, Langford, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, GL7 3LA
Hatherop Church of England Primary School4.64 miles
Hatherop, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 3NA
Sherborne Church of England Primary School4.66 miles
Sherborne, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 3DH
Brize Norton Primary School4.84 miles
Station Road, Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3PL
Hatherop Castle School4.86 miles
Hatherop, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 3NB
The Rissington School5.53 miles
Great Rissington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 2LP
Health
Clinic
Deer Park Medical Centre7.23 miles
6 Edington Square, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 5YT
Specsavers Hearcare - Box - Witney8.13 miles
Welch Way, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6JS
Windrush Medical Practice8.13 miles
Welch Way, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6JS
George Moore Community Clinic8.17 miles
Station Road, Bourton-On-The-Water, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 2AA
Nuffield Health Centre8.21 miles
Welch Way, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6JQ
Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care - Witney8.29 miles
16A High Street, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6HB
George Moore Community Clinic8.32 miles
Moore Road, Bourton-On-The-Water, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 2AZ
Cogges Surgery Witney8.75 miles
Community Nursing Team based at Cogges Surgery, 12 Cogges Hill Road, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 3FS
Faringdon Health Centre9.57 miles
Volunteer Way, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7YU
Westrop Surgery9.99 miles
Newburgh Place, Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 7DN
Westrop Medical Practice9.99 miles
Newburgh Place, Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 7DN
Newburgh House10.03 miles
St Michael`s Avenue, Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 7DW
Ace Centre12.56 miles
Burford Road, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5DZ
Station Point12.75 miles
Old Station Way, Eynsham, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 4TL
Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care - Chipping Norton12.79 miles
8 High Street, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5AD
Specsavers Hearcare - Box - Chipping Norton12.90 miles
White House Surgery, Horsefair, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5AL
GP
Sheep Street Surgery Burford2.75 miles
Burford Surgery, 59 Sheep Street, Burford, Oxon, OX18 4LS
Bampton Medical Practice3.69 miles
Carterton Health Centre, Alvescot Road, Carterton, Carterton, Oxford, OX18 3LJ
Sheep Street Surgery Burford3.69 miles
Carterton Health Centre, 17 Alvescot Road, Carterton, OX18 3LJ
Dr F C Clough And Partners3.98 miles
Broadshires Health Centre, Broadshires Way, Carterton, Oxon, OX18 1JA
Dr Thomson & Partners5.51 miles
The Medical Centre, Oak Street, Lechlade, Glos, GL7 3RY
Dr GI Wallis & Partners6.26 miles
Hilary Cottage Surgery, Keble Lawns, Fairford, Glos, GL7 4BQ
Bampton Medical Practice6.36 miles
Bampton Surgery, Landells, Bampton, Bampton, Oxford, OX18 2LJ
The Wychwood Surgery6.93 miles
The Wychwood Surgery, Meadow Lane, Shipton Under Wychwood, Chipping Norton, OX7 6BW
Deer Park Medical Centre7.23 miles
6 Edington Square, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 5YT
Cotswold Medical Practice7.31 miles
Westwood Surgery, Bassett Road, Northleach, Cheltenham, GL54 3QJ
Windrush Medical Practice8.13 miles
Windrush Health Centre, Welch Way, Witney, Oxon, OX28 6JS
Nuffield Health Centre8.21 miles
Nuffield Health Centre, Welch Way, Witney, OX28 6JQ
Cotswold Medical Practice8.32 miles
Moore Health Centre, Moore Road, Bourton-on-The-Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2AZ
Cogges Surgery8.75 miles
Cogges Surgery, 12 Cogges Hill Road, Witney, Oxon, Oxfordshire, OX28 3FS
Dr A Douglas And Partner9.57 miles
The White Horse Medical Practice, Volunteer Way, Faringdon, SN7 7YU
The Fern Hill Practice9.57 miles
The Fern Hill Practice, Volunteer Way, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7YU
Hospital
Fairford Hospital6.36 miles
The Croft,, GL7 4BB
Witney Community Hospital8.08 miles
Welch Way, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6JJ
Cirencester Hospital13.49 miles
Tetbury Road,, GL7 1UY
North Cotswold Hospital14.41 miles
Stow Road, Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 0DS
The Great Western Hospital16.58 miles
Marlborough Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 6BB
Wantage Community Hospital17.02 miles
Garston Lane, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7AS
Abingdon Community Hospital17.69 miles
Marcham Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1AG
BMI The Ridgeway Hospital17.94 miles
Moormead Road, Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 9DD
Charlton Lane Hospital18.38 miles
Charlton Lane,, GL53 9DZ
Cheltenham General Hospital18.65 miles
Sandford Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 7AN
Laurel House19.47 miles
Swindon Road,, GL50 4NB
Honeybourne19.51 miles
Swindon Road,, GL51 9EZ
Warneford Hospital19.57 miles
Warneford Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7JX
John Radcliffe Hospital19.61 miles
John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9DU
Nuffield Health, The Manor Hospital, Oxford19.81 miles
Beech Road, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7RP
Churchill Hospital19.89 miles
Old Road, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7LE
Pharmacy
Reavley S&c2.78 miles
124 High Street, Burford, Oxfordshire, OX18 4QR
Lloydspharmacy3.71 miles
7 Burford Road, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3AG
Lloydspharmacy3.75 miles
4 Stretfield House, Alvescot Road, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3XZ
Broadshire Pharmacy3.98 miles
Broadshires Health Centre, Broadshires Way, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 1JA
Lechlade Pharmacy5.70 miles
High Street, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, GL7 3AA
Bampton Health Care Ltd6.36 miles
Landells, Bampton, Oxfordshire, OX18 2LJ
Boots6.45 miles
Gloucester House, Market Place, Fairford, GL7 4AB
Wychwood Pharmacy6.93 miles
Wychwood Surgery, Meadow Lane, Shipton Under Wychwood, Oxfordshire, OX7 6BW
Boots7.23 miles
3 Edington Square, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 5YP
Cotswold Pharmacy7.75 miles
Market Place, Northleach, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 3EG
Rowlands Pharmacy8.21 miles
Nuffield Health Centre, Welch Way, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6JQ
Rowlands Pharmacy8.25 miles
3 The Chestnuts, Bourton-on-The-Water, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 2AN
Boots8.28 miles
2 - 8 High Street, Witney, OX28 6HA
Lloydspharmacy8.29 miles
24-26 High Street, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6HB
Sainsbury's Pharmacy8.35 miles
Witan Way, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 4FF
Lloydspharmacy8.76 miles
Cogges Surgery, 12 Cogges Hill Road, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 3FP
Leisure
Park
BARRINGTON PARK (Grade II* Listed)3.20 miles
HATHEROP CASTLE (Grade II Listed)4.90 miles
SHERBORNE HOUSE (Grade II Listed)4.97 miles
LODGE PARK (Grade I Listed)5.43 miles
GREAT RISSINGTON MANOR (Grade II Listed)5.53 miles
CHURCH HOUSE, LECHLADE (Grade II Listed)5.77 miles
KELMSCOTT MANOR (Grade II Listed)6.33 miles
SHIPTON COURT (Grade II Listed)6.41 miles
THE JAPANESE GARDEN AT THE NEW HOUSE (Grade II* Listed)6.78 miles
BUSCOT (Grade II* Listed)7.66 miles
WYCHWOOD8.71 miles
STOWELL PARK (Grade II Listed)8.79 miles
BARNSLEY PARK (Grade II* Listed)8.96 miles
BARNSLEY HOUSE (Grade II* Listed)9.37 miles
CHIMNEY MEADOWS9.63 miles
GREAT COXWELL9.72 miles
Shop
Groceries
Co-op Burford2.83 miles
Burford, OX18 4QF
ALDI Alvescote Road3.66 miles
Carterton, OX18 3JH
Morrisons Carterton3.80 miles
Black Bourton Road, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3HA
ASDA Carterton3.87 miles
Brize Norton Road, Carterton, OX18 3HQ
Co-op Carterton3.88 miles
Centrum Square, OX18 1JY
SPAR Carterton4.75 miles
Spar Store, Carterton Road, Oxfordshire, OX18 3LY
Co-op Lechlade5.19 miles
Petrol Lechlade, GL7 3ER
Londis Parkview Service Station5.51 miles
Burford Road, Witney, Burford Road
Londis, Lechlade5.62 miles
Burford Street, Lechlade, GL7 3AP
SPAR Witney5.81 miles
Spar Store, 4 Brize Norton Road, Oxfordshire, OX29 0SE
Londis, Fairford6.21 miles
London Road, Fairford, GL7 4AH
Londis Shell Fairford Service Station6.21 miles
London Road, Fairford, GL7 4DS
Co-op Gloucester6.47 miles
Fairford, GL7 4AB
Co-op Chipping Norton6.53 miles
Milton Under Wychwood, OX7 6JH
Co-op Bampton6.64 miles
Bampton, OX18 2JH
Co-op Cheltenham7.10 miles
Rissington, GL54 2NW
Transport
Airport
London Oxford Airport16.11 miles
Gloucestershire Airport22.66 miles
Coventry Baginton Airport41.78 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 246.70 miles
Birmingham International Airport46.78 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 146.83 miles
Bus Stop
Main Car Park (NE)1.03 miles
Main Entrance Gate (E)1.29 miles
Downs Farm school stop (NE)1.32 miles
Village Hall (NW)1.33 miles
The Inn For All Seasons (W)2.39 miles
The Inn For All Seasons (E)2.39 miles
Burford School (E)2.43 miles
West End (E)2.43 miles
West End (W)2.44 miles
Blue Cross (N)2.47 miles
Churches (NE)2.48 miles
Churches (W)2.48 miles
Blue Cross (S)2.49 miles
Burford Garden Centre (N)2.52 miles
Burford Garden Centre (S)2.52 miles
Oxford Road Layby (NW)2.56 miles
Ferry Port
Sharpness Old Docks34.57 miles
Lydney Harbour35.74 miles
Railway Station
Shipton Rail Station7.18 miles
Ascott-under-Wychwood Rail Station7.96 miles
Kingham Rail Station8.96 miles
Finstock Rail Station10.37 miles
Charlbury Rail Station10.44 miles
Combe (Oxon) Rail Station12.74 miles
Hanborough Rail Station13.44 miles
Moreton-in-Marsh Rail Station14.96 miles
Swindon Rail Station15.27 miles
Kemble Rail Station16.27 miles
Oxford Parkway Rail Station17.35 miles
Oxford Rail Station17.51 miles
Tackley Rail Station17.80 miles
Heyford Rail Station18.95 miles
Islip Rail Station19.10 miles
Radley Rail Station19.73 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (OX18 4J*)
Number of Properties in Catchment336
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
Property Sales
FREELANDS HOUSE
WESTWELL
BURFORD
OXFORDSHIRE
OX18 4JT		£3,500,000
2021-06-30
otherPropertyType
freehold
THE TALLAT
WESTWELL
BURFORD
OXFORDSHIRE
OX18 4JT		£700,000
2019-12-16
detached
freehold
1, MITFORD COTTAGES
WESTWELL
BURFORD
OXFORDSHIRE
OX18 4JU		£700,000
2017-07-28
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2003-11-28   £245,000
4, MITFORD COTTAGES
WESTWELL
BURFORD
OXFORDSHIRE
OX18 4JU		£800,000
2015-10-09
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2009-03-25   £315,000
DOWER BARN (2)
WESTWELL
BURFORD
OXFORDSHIRE
OX18 4JT		£4,350,000
2015-08-11
detached
freehold
4, THE HILL
WESTWELL
BURFORD
OXFORDSHIRE
OX18 4JT		£380,000
2015-06-29
terraced
freehold
Sold 2009-08-27   £275,000
CUCKOO PEN FARM
WESTWELL
BURFORD
OXFORDSHIRE
OX18 4JU		£2,148,100
2013-09-30
otherPropertyType
freehold
FREELANDS FARM
WESTWELL
BURFORD
OXFORDSHIRE
OX18 4JT		£2,300,000
2013-09-30
otherPropertyType
freehold
BARNSTORM
WESTWELL
BURFORD
OXFORDSHIRE
OX18 4JT		£1,250,000
2013-06-06
detached
freehold
1, THE HILL
WESTWELL
BURFORD
OXFORDSHIRE
OX18 4JT		£276,000
2012-09-28
terraced
freehold
6, MITFORD COTTAGES
WESTWELL
BURFORD
OXFORDSHIRE
OX18 4JU		£425,550
2010-10-05
semidetached
freehold
3, MITFORD COTTAGES
WESTWELL
BURFORD
OXFORDSHIRE
OX18 4JU		£440,000
2008-04-11
semidetached
freehold
FREELANDS COTTAGE
WESTWELL
BURFORD
OXFORDSHIRE
OX18 4JT		£750,000
2006-09-27
detached
freehold
2, MITFORD COTTAGES
WESTWELL
BURFORD
OXFORDSHIRE
OX18 4JU		£249,999
2005-06-08
semidetached
freehold
MITFORD COTTAGE
WESTWELL
BURFORD
OXFORDSHIRE
OX18 4JU		£780,000
2005-06-03
detached
freehold
POND COTTAGE
WESTWELL
BURFORD
OXFORDSHIRE
OX18 4JT		£405,000
2002-03-15
detached
freehold
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