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Alvescot Oxfordshire Map

Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: West Oxfordshire · Region: South East

Explore Alvescot, Oxfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Alvescot map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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PlaceAlvescot
Traditional CountyOxfordshire
District / BoroughWest Oxfordshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.738697
Longitude-1.608114
Place TypeVillage

About Alvescot

Alvescot anchors the rolling limestone terrain of West Oxfordshire with a quiet, enduring composure. It lies 1.5 miles south-south-west of Carterton (from Carterton: bearing 203°T, OS grid SP 271 045), and is situated west-north-west of Black Bourton village. The limestone walls of the houses catch the low, slanted light of late afternoon, turning the grey stone to a soft, honeyed hue that seems to hold the warmth of the day long after the sun has retreated. To the north-east, the three hectares of Alvescot Meadows SSSI provide a sanctuary for ancient grasses, where the wind moves in rhythmic, silvered waves across the damp ground. Nearby, the still surface of Bedwell Pond reflects the shifting clouds, acting as a dark, glassy mirror for the surrounding elms and hawthorn hedges. Alvescot maintains a character defined by its agricultural roots and the deliberate, unforced pace of life found in these quiet lanes. The architecture of the parish church remains a central presence, its masonry bearing the marks of centuries of exposure to the temperate, damp climate of the region. As evening settles, the air grows thin and crisp, carrying the faint, earthy scent of turned soil from the fields that press against the edges of Alvescot.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Alvescot Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.4 mi, 049° NE · 3 ha
  • Bedwell Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 254° WSW
  • Iron Age Settlement Centring 500M Sw Of Black Bourton (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 148° SSE · 29 ha
  • Langhat Ditch (River) — 1.3 mi, 215° SW
  • Shill Brook (River) — 1.5 mi, 101° ESE
  • Interrupted Ditch System (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 192° SSW · 3 ha
  • Queen Mother's Garden (Park) — 1.8 mi, 016° NNE
  • 80th Anniversary Gate guardian (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 032° NNE
  • Ring Ditches (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 190° S · 9 ha
  • Swinford Museum (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 266° W
  • Kilkenny Lane Country Park (Park) — 2.6 mi, 021° NNE
  • Crocodiles of the World (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.9 mi, 021° NNE
  • Cotswold Wildlife Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.0 mi, 319° NW
  • Grafton Lock Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.5 mi, 177° S · 11 ha
  • Coneygar Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.7 mi, 044° NE
  • Kelmscott Manor (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.7 mi, 199° SSW · 2 ha
  • Roughgrounds Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.8 mi, 237° WSW
  • Taylor's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 4.7 mi, 196° SSW
  • Foxhole Bottom (Valley) — 4.8 mi, 027° NNE
  • Tolsey Museum (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 345° NNW
  • Claywell Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 5.0 mi, 078° ENE
  • Buscot (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 5.0 mi, 194° SSW · 127 ha
  • Warwick Hall (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 347° NNW
  • Badbury Forest (Forest / Woodland) — 5.4 mi, 186° S
  • Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecot (Historic House / Palace) — 5.4 mi, 038° NE
  • Hens Grove (Forest / Woodland) — 5.8 mi, 014° NNE
  • Buckland House (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 5.9 mi, 134° SE · 88 ha
  • History Hut (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 061° ENE
  • The Witney & District Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 057° ENE
  • Cogges Manor Farm Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 061° ENE

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About This Alvescot Map Page

Explore Alvescot, Oxfordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.738697, -1.608114. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.