Area Info for Yarnton (Oxfordshire)

Yarnton, Oxfordshire, UK

Yarnton is a village located in Oxfordshire, England, situated approximately 3 miles north of the city of Oxford. It is a historic settlement with a rich heritage and a close-knit community. The village is known for its traditional English rural character, featuring a mix of historic buildings and modern residences.

History and Heritage

Yarnton has a long history dating back to medieval times. The village's name is believed to derive from Old English, meaning "Yarn's farm" or "Yarn's settlement." Historically, Yarnton was an agricultural community, with farming playing a significant role in its development. The village retains several historic structures, including the parish church of St. Bartholomew, which dates back to the 13th century.

Local Amenities and Features

Yarnton offers a range of local amenities including a primary school, a village hall, and various local shops and pubs. The village is surrounded by scenic countryside, making it popular for walking, cycling, and outdoor activities. It is also close to the River Thames and the Oxford Canal, providing additional recreational opportunities.

Transport and Accessibility

The village is well-connected by road, with easy access to the A34 and A44 roads leading to Oxford and other nearby towns. Public transport options include bus services that connect Yarnton to Oxford and surrounding areas. The nearest railway station is in Oxford, providing further connectivity for residents and visitors.

Community and Events

Yarnton has an active community with various events and activities held throughout the year. These include local fairs, markets, and social gatherings organised by community groups and the parish council. The village maintains a strong sense of local identity and community spirit.
Education
School
William Fletcher Primary School0.37 miles
Rutten Lane, Yarnton, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 1LW
West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School1.20 miles
Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 1EA
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington1.20 miles
Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 1EA
Gosford Hill School1.29 miles
Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2NT
LVS Oxford1.37 miles
Spring Hill Road, Begbroke, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX5 1RX
Edward Feild Primary School1.38 miles
Bicester Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2LG
North Kidlington Primary School1.45 miles
Benmead Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2DA
Wolvercote Primary School1.73 miles
First Turn, Wolvercote, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 8AQ
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Cassington1.89 miles
The Green, Cassington, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 4DN
Cutteslowe Primary School2.26 miles
Wren Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7SX
Northern House School2.43 miles
South Parade, Summertown, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7JN
St Edward's School2.50 miles
Woodstock Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7NN
Summer Fields School2.59 miles
Mayfield Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7EN
Bladon Church of England Primary School2.62 miles
Park Street, Bladon, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1RW
The Cherwell School2.78 miles
Marston Ferry Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7EE
St Clare's, Oxford2.82 miles
139 Banbury Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7AL
Health
Clinic
Kidlington Health Centre1.27 miles
Exeter Close, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 1AP
Oxford Autism & Diagnostic Research Centre1.37 miles
Springhill Road, Begbroke, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 1RX
Cavendish Imaging Oxford3.39 miles
69-71 Banbury Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6PE
Jericho Health Centre3.53 miles
New Radcliffe House, Walton Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6NW
Station Point3.81 miles
Old Station Way, Eynsham, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 4TL
Talkingspace4.17 miles
Oxbridge Court, Osney Mead, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0ES
Specsavers Hearcare - Box - Oxford4.19 miles
9 Westgate, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1NU
Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care - Oxford4.22 miles
22 High Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4AH
BPAS Oxford 4.79 miles
1St Floor, Rectory Centre, 27-29 Rectory Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1BU
Lifeline Project Ltd (Oxford)4.83 miles
Oxfordshire Recovery Service, The Old Music Hall, 106-108 Cowley Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1JE
Alliance Medical Mri Service - Oxford Manor4.90 miles
The Manor Hospital, Beech Road, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7RP
The Manor Hospital4.90 miles
Beech Road, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7RP
East Oxford Health Centre5.05 miles
1 Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1XD
Oxford Pharmacy Store5.14 miles
Oxford, OX3 7JX
Bury Knowle Health Centre5.28 miles
Barton Surgery, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9LS
The Fulbrook Centre5.32 miles
Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7JU
GP
Dr Pandher and Partners0.50 miles
Yarnton Medical Practice, Rutten Lane,Yarnton, kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 1LT
Dr Wallace & Partners1.20 miles
Gosford Hill Medical Centre, 167 Oxford Road, Kidlington, Kidlington, OX5 2NS
Exeter Surgery1.27 miles
Exeter Surgery, Exeter Close, Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 1AP
Dr Pandher And Partners1.27 miles
Kidlington Medical Practice, Exeter Close, Kidlington, Oxon, OX5 1AP
Wolvercote Surgery1.64 miles
73 Godstow Road, Wolvercote, Oxford, Oxford, OX2 8PE
Banbury Road Medical Centre2.74 miles
172 Banbury Road, Oxford,, OX2 7BT
Summertown Group Practice2.77 miles
Summertown Health Centre, 160 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7BS
Cutteslowe Surgery2.97 miles
9 Kendall Crescent, Oxford, Oxford, OX2 7NE
Dr R J Mather And Partners2.97 miles
North Oxford Medical Centre, 96 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 7NE
Dr N H L Bryson And Partners3.09 miles
The Surgery, Bletchingdon Road, Islip, Oxford, OX5 2TQ
Eynsham Medical Centre3.54 miles
Eynsham Medical Centre, Conduit Lane, Eynsham, Oxford, OX29 4QB
Dr J E Bogdanor And Partners3.54 miles
Jericho Health Centre, New Radcliffe House, Walton Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6NW
Dr K E Kearley And Partners - Jericho Health Centre3.56 miles
New Radcliffe House, Walton Street, Oxford, Walton Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6NW
Botley Medical Centre3.59 miles
Botley Medical Centre, Elms Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9JS
Woodstock Surgery3.59 miles
The Surgery, Park Lane, Woodstock, Oxford, OX20 1UD
Dr K E Kearley And Partners - West Oxford3.85 miles
West Oxford Health Centre, Botley Park, Botley Road, Oxford, OX2 0BT
Hospital
John Radcliffe Hospital4.61 miles
John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9DU
Nuffield Health, The Manor Hospital, Oxford4.90 miles
Beech Road, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7RP
Warneford Hospital5.14 miles
Warneford Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7JX
Churchill Hospital5.39 miles
Old Road, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7LE
Witney Community Hospital8.05 miles
Welch Way, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6JJ
Bicester Community Hospital8.87 miles
Piggy Lane, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 6HT
Abingdon Community Hospital9.36 miles
Marcham Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1AG
Didcot Community Hospital14.02 miles
Wantage Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0AG
Thame Community Hospital14.87 miles
East Street, Thame, OX9 3JT
Wykeham Park Day Hospital14.87 miles
Community Hospital Site, East Street, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3JT
Wantage Community Hospital15.70 miles
Garston Lane, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7AS
Wallingford Community Hospital16.40 miles
Reading Road, Reading Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9DU
Brackley Community Hospital17.01 miles
Pebble Lane, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 7DA
Foscote Court (Banbury) Trust17.16 miles
Foscote Hospital, 2 Foscote Rise, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9XP
Horton General Hospital17.19 miles
Oxford Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9AL
Buckingham Community Hospital19.18 miles
High Street, Buckingham, MK18 1NU
Pharmacy
Westlake Pharmacy0.36 miles
The Parade, 75 Spencer Avenue, Yarnton, Oxfordshire, OX5 1NQ
Lloydspharmacy1.08 miles
18 The Parade, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 1DB
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd1.15 miles
Sainsbury`s Pharmacy, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2PE
Kidlington Pharmacy1.27 miles
Kidlington Health Centre, Exeter Close, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 1AP
Lloydspharmacy1.31 miles
25 Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2BP
Rowlands Pharmacy2.46 miles
267 Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxfordshire, OX2 7HT
Rowlands Pharmacy2.59 miles
227 Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxfordshire, OX2 7HQ
Boots2.59 miles
221 Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford, OX2 7HQ
Woodstock Road Chemist3.46 miles
59 Woodstock Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6HJ
Lloydspharmacy3.49 miles
116 Walton Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6AJ
Lloydspharmacy3.60 miles
64 Acre End Street, Eynsham, Oxfordshire, OX29 4PD
Woodstock Pharmacy3.61 miles
24 High Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1TF
Woodstock Pharmacy3.61 miles
24 High Street, Woodstock, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX20 1TF
Lloydspharmacy3.78 miles
Westway Shopping Centre, 3-4 The Square, Botley, Oxfordshire, OX2 9LH
Woodlands Pharmacy3.84 miles
74 Botley Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0BU
Marston Pharmacy4.00 miles
11 Old Marston Road, Marston, Oxfordshire, OX3 0JR
Leisure
Park
YARNTON MANOR (Grade II Listed)0.44 miles
PARK TOWN (Grade II Listed)3.32 miles
ST SEPULCHRE'S CEMETERY (Grade II Listed)3.42 miles
BLENHEIM PALACE (Grade I Listed)3.68 miles
WORCESTER COLLEGE (Grade II* Listed)3.79 miles
BLENHEIM PALACE3.92 miles
ST JOHN'S COLLEGE (Grade II Listed)3.94 miles
THE UNIVERSITY PARKS, OXFORD (Grade II Listed)3.95 miles
WADHAM COLLEGE (Grade II Listed)4.03 miles
TRINITY COLLEGE (Grade II Listed)4.03 miles
NEW COLLEGE (Grade I Listed)4.24 miles
ST CATHERINE'S COLLEGE (Grade II Listed)4.26 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI (Grade II Listed)4.36 miles
MERTON COLLEGE (Grade II Listed)4.39 miles
MAGDALEN COLLEGE (Grade I Listed)4.43 miles
OXFORD BOTANIC GARDEN (Grade I Listed)4.48 miles
Shop
Groceries
Budgens Yarnton0.30 miles
Blenheim Service Station, 93 Woodstock Road, Yarnton, Oxfordshire, OX5 1PT
Sainsbury's Kidlington1.14 miles
289 Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 2PE
Co-op Kidlington1.38 miles
Oxford Road, OX5 1DZ
Iceland Kidlington1.38 miles
19/23 High Street, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 2DH
Co-op Kidlington1.39 miles
Kidlington, OX5 2DH
Tesco Kidlington (Metro)1.44 miles
71 High St, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2DN
Co-op Oxford1.70 miles
Kidlington Swift, OX2 7BY
Londis First Turn Stores1.82 miles
Upper Wolvercote, Oxford, OX2 8AU
M&S Woodstock Bp2.43 miles
A40woodstock Rd, Oxford, OX2 8LA
Sainsbury's Oxfrd Summertown Local2.48 miles
9 Suffolk House, 263 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7HN
Tesco Oxford (Express)2.50 miles
263 Banbury Rd, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7HN
M&S Summertown Simply Food2.60 miles
242-254 Banbury Road Summertown, Oxford, OX2 7BY
Co-op Oxford2.63 miles
Summertown, OX2 7BY
Tesco Witney (Express)3.39 miles
A40 E Bound, Eynsham, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 4EN
Londis3.41 miles
81 Walton Street, Oxford, OX2 6EA
SPAR Eynsham3.45 miles
Spar Store, 53 - 55 Sparacre Lane, Oxfordshire, OX29 4NL
Transport
Airport
London Oxford Airport1.92 miles
Gloucestershire Airport37.58 miles
Coventry Baginton Airport39.52 miles
Southampton Airport59.15 miles
Bus Stop
Great Close Road (N)0.09 miles
Great Close Road (S)0.10 miles
The Turnpike PH (NW)0.15 miles
The Turnpike PH (SE)0.15 miles
The Garth East (SE)0.24 miles
The Paddocks (S)0.27 miles
The Paddocks (N)0.28 miles
The Garth East (NW)0.34 miles
William Fletcher School (S)0.37 miles
William Fletcher School (N)0.38 miles
The Garth West (N)0.44 miles
Aysgarth Road (S)0.48 miles
Gravel Pits Lane (NW)0.49 miles
Gravel Pits Lane (SE)0.50 miles
Aysgarth Road (N)0.59 miles
Sandy Lane (E)0.67 miles
Ferry Port
Hamble-le-Rice Ferry Landing65.48 miles
Warsash Ferry Landing65.67 miles
Railway Station
Oxford Parkway Rail Station1.26 miles
Islip Rail Station3.13 miles
Hanborough Rail Station3.27 miles
Oxford Rail Station3.88 miles
Combe (Oxon) Rail Station4.28 miles
Tackley Rail Station5.23 miles
Finstock Rail Station7.78 miles
Heyford Rail Station7.85 miles
Radley Rail Station8.68 miles
Bicester Village Rail Station8.96 miles
Charlbury Rail Station9.18 miles
Bicester North Rail Station9.42 miles
Culham Rail Station10.88 miles
Appleford Rail Station11.77 miles
Ascott-under-Wychwood Rail Station11.90 miles
Shipton Rail Station13.01 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (OX5 1F*)
Number of Properties in Catchment342
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
73, CRESSWELL CLOSE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1FX		£140,000
2025-04-29
terraced
leasehold
25, DASHWOOD AVENUE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1NJ		£360,000
2025-04-29
semidetached
freehold
48, CRESSWELL CLOSE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1FX		£370,000
2025-03-31
terraced
freehold
51, MEADOW WAY
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1TA		£540,000
2025-03-28
detached
freehold
79, GREAT CLOSE ROAD
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1QR		£304,654
2025-01-31
semidetached
freehold
30, CRESSWELL CLOSE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1FX		£425,000
2024-11-18
terraced
freehold
9, GREAT CLOSE ROAD
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1QN		£383,719
2025-02-14
semidetached
freehold
6, DASHWOOD AVENUE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1NH		£575,000
2025-01-31
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2023-12-11   £350,000
5, FOLLETS CLOSE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1TB		£443,750
2025-01-24
semidetached
freehold
50, GREAT CLOSE ROAD
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1QN		£477,500
2025-01-23
detached
freehold
8, FOLLETS CLOSE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1TB		£400,000
2024-09-13
semidetached
freehold
87, CRESSWELL CLOSE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1FX		£311,000
2024-09-04
terraced
freehold
28, CHURCH LANE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1PY		£1,550,000
2024-11-29
detached
freehold
3, KINGS ROW
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1PS		£385,000
2024-08-19
terraced
freehold
3, PIXEY CLOSE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1FY		£250,000
2024-06-21
flatmaisonette
leasehold
3 - 5, CASSINGTON ROAD
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1QA		£455,000
2024-06-19
otherPropertyType
freehold
31, MEADOW WAY
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1TA		£210,000
2024-06-17
semidetached
freehold
7, MERTON WAY
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1NN		£413,000
2024-04-04
semidetached
freehold
3, THE GARTH
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1LZ		£460,000
2024-03-18
semidetached
freehold
11 (FLAT B), THE GARTH
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1LZ		£180,000
2024-01-26
flatmaisonette
leasehold
27, THE PADDOCKS
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1TF		£360,000
2024-01-24
semidetached
freehold
ERDINGTON HOUSE (FLAT 8), CRESSWELL CLOSE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1FZ		£191,250
2024-01-22
flatmaisonette
leasehold
ERDINGTON HOUSE (FLAT 4), CRESSWELL CLOSE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1FZ		£195,000
2024-01-12
flatmaisonette
leasehold
72, THE PADDOCKS
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1TE		£295,000
2024-01-11
terraced
freehold
1, DASHWOOD AVENUE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1NH		£442,500
2023-12-11
detached
freehold
22, BERNARD CLOSE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1QP		£457,000
2023-12-01
semidetached
freehold
COTTAGE VIEW (2), GREAT CLOSE ROAD
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1QW		£310,000
2023-11-17
semidetached
freehold
53, MEADOW WAY
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1TA		£473,500
2023-11-09
detached
freehold
20, CRESSWELL CLOSE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1FX		£66,250
2023-11-03
flatmaisonette
leasehold
38, GREAT CLOSE ROAD
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1QN		£185,000
2023-10-23
semidetached
leasehold
23, CASSINGTON ROAD
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1QA		£323,000
2023-10-04
semidetached
freehold
62, MEADOW WAY
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1TA		£340,000
2023-09-29
terraced
freehold
76, GREAT CLOSE ROAD
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1QR		£530,000
2023-07-20
semidetached
freehold
56, THE PADDOCKS
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1TE		£328,000
2023-06-22
terraced
freehold
68, HAYDAY CLOSE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1FS		£289,000
2023-06-21
terraced
leasehold
35, MERTON WAY
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1NN		£297,000
2023-05-26
semidetached
freehold
3, COULING CLOSE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1GD		£1,100,000
2023-05-19
detached
freehold
31, CRESSWELL CLOSE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1FX		£78,600
2023-05-15
flatmaisonette
leasehold
21, GREAT CLOSE ROAD
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1QN		£470,000
2023-05-09
semidetached
freehold
2, PIXEY CLOSE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1FY		£440,000
2023-04-17
terraced
freehold
13, GREAT CLOSE ROAD
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1QN		£400,000
2023-04-06
semidetached
freehold
52, MERTON WAY
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1NW		£354,000
2023-03-30
semidetached
freehold
1, BERNARD CLOSE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1QP		£425,000
2023-03-10
semidetached
freehold
40, THE GARTH
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1NA		£450,000
2023-03-03
semidetached
freehold
41, THE GARTH
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1NA		£390,000
2023-01-20
semidetached
freehold
YARNTON CROSSING COTTAGE, GREEN LANE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1QE		£295,000
2022-12-22
otherPropertyType
freehold
75, MEADOW WAY
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1TA		£260,000
2022-12-16
terraced
freehold
7, PIXEY CLOSE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1FY		£435,000
2022-12-16
semidetached
freehold
8, MARSH CLOSE
YARNTON
KIDLINGTON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX5 1QL		£440,000
2022-12-16
semidetached
freehold
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