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Bourton Oxfordshire Map

Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: Vale of White Horse · Region: South East

Explore Bourton, Oxfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bourton 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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PlaceBourton
Traditional CountyOxfordshire
District / BoroughVale of White Horse
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.581514
Longitude-1.666993
Place TypeVillage

About Bourton

Bourton rests upon the limestone apron of the Vale of White Horse, where the earth holds a quiet, heavy patience beneath the shifting Oxfordshire skies. It lies 3.9 miles south-south-east of Highworth (from Highworth: bearing 150°T, OS grid SU 231 870), and is situated south-south-west of Shrivenham village. Sunlight here catches the pale, weathered stone of the Bourton Village Cross, a silent sentinel that has watched the slow rotation of the seasons for centuries. To the west, the Lenta Brook carves a persistent, silver thread through the fields, draining the surrounding clay with a soft, rhythmic gurgle. The landscape opens into expansive, wind-swept horizons, where the lack of sudden elevation allows the clouds to dominate the visual field with their majestic, slow-moving architecture. Farmers still work the deep, fertile soils that define the local economy, maintaining a continuity of labour that predates modern machinery. Beyond the primary thoroughfare, the quietude is punctuated only by the occasional cry of a bird or the rustle of hedgerows that mark the ancient boundaries of the parish. Bourton retains a distinct, unadorned character, shaped by the practical necessities of agrarian life rather than the artifice of display.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Bourton Village Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 0.1 mi, 125° SE
  • Lenta Brook (River) — 0.9 mi, 269° W
  • Wilts & Berks Canal (River) — 0.9 mi, 317° NW
  • Tanner's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 098° E
  • Roves Farm Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 310° NW
  • Royal Army Chaplains' Museum (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 031° NNE
  • Tuckmill Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.9 mi, 018° NNE · 6 ha
  • Historical Watchfield (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 028° NNE
  • Medieval Settlement Remains At Sevenhampton (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 329° NNW · 10 ha
  • Site Of Roman Town, W Of Wanborough House (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 247° WSW · 25 ha
  • The Plough Horse (Public Artwork) — 2.6 mi, 265° W
  • The Coombs, Hinton Parva Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.7 mi, 184° S · 16 ha
  • Kingstone Coombes (Valley) — 2.7 mi, 119° ESE
  • Friars Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.7 mi, 336° NNW
  • Wanborough Marsh (Wetland) — 2.7 mi, 221° SW
  • Charlbury Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.1 mi, 172° S
  • Compton Beauchamp (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.1 mi, 092° E · 4 ha
  • Mayow's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 050° NE
  • The Green (Park) — 3.5 mi, 048° NE
  • Stanton Park (Park) — 3.7 mi, 296° WNW
  • Shaftesbury Lakes (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.8 mi, 236° SW
  • Richard Jefferies Museum (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 232° SW
  • Uffington Castle (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 096° E
  • The White Horse (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 093° E
  • Tom Brown's School Museum (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 073° ENE
  • Great Coxwell Barn (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 028° NNE
  • Holy Rood Church (Historic Ruins) — 4.9 mi, 245° WSW
  • Museum & Art Swindon (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 253° WSW
  • Museum of Computing (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 252° WSW
  • Wyvern Theatre (Theatre) — 5.1 mi, 253° WSW

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About This Bourton Map Page

Explore Bourton, 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: 51.581514, -1.666993. 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.