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Christmas Common Oxfordshire Map

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

Explore Christmas Common, Oxfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Christmas Common 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.

Interactive Map of Christmas Common, Oxfordshire

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PlaceChristmas Common
Traditional CountyOxfordshire
District / BoroughSouth Oxfordshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.633564
Longitude-0.968625
Place TypeHamlet

About Christmas Common

Christmas Common occupies a high, windswept ridge within the Chiltern Hills, where the air thins and sharpens against the ancient beech woods. It lies 1.8 miles east-south-east of Watlington (from Watlington: bearing 117°T, OS grid SU 714 932), and is situated west-north-west of Northend village. The landscape surrounding Christmas Common reveals itself in sudden, expansive glimpses of the Oxfordshire plain below, a contrast to the dense, quiet canopy of the nearby Shotridge Wood. Visitors often find the light here possesses a particular silver quality, filtering through the high branches to illuminate the chalky paths that wind toward Watlington Hill. These elevated tracks have served as thoroughfares for centuries, tracing the contours of a terrain that demands a steady, deliberate pace from those who traverse it. The presence of Blackmoor Wood further defines the boundary of the hamlet, acting as a dark, leafy sentinel against the encroaching horizon. Life in Christmas Common remains defined by this proximity to the limestone escarpment, where the ground itself seems to hold the memory of countless changing seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Watlington Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 285° WNW
  • Watlington And Pyrton Hills Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.6 mi, 309° NW · 113 ha
  • Pyrton Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 351° N
  • Shotridge Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 0.7 mi, 058° ENE
  • Blackmoor Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 0.9 mi, 092° E
  • Watlington White Mark (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 292° WNW
  • Buckingham Bottom (Valley) — 1.3 mi, 077° ENE
  • Wormsley Chalk Banks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 074° ENE · 15 ha
  • Garsington Opera (Theatre) — 1.7 mi, 066° ENE
  • LW579 51 Squadron memorial (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 033° NNE
  • Shirburn Castle (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.0 mi, 326° NNW · 106 ha
  • Russell's Water Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 2.2 mi, 192° SSW
  • Chalgrove Brook (River) — 2.5 mi, 297° WNW
  • Stonor Park (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 148° SSE
  • Southend Common (Park) — 3.3 mi, 134° SE
  • St Mary (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 113° ESE
  • The Green (Park) — 3.8 mi, 015° NNE
  • Bix Old Church (Scheduled Monument) — 4.0 mi, 170° S
  • Fingest Great Barn Opera (Theatre) — 4.0 mi, 106° ESE
  • St James Church, Bix Brand (Historic Ruins) — 4.0 mi, 171° S
  • Old Brick Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 4.1 mi, 192° SSW
  • King's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.4 mi, 256° WSW
  • Site Of Manor House And Royal Palace (Scheduled Monument) — 4.5 mi, 256° WSW · 4 ha
  • Hampden's Monument (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 301° WNW
  • Battle Of Chalgrove 1643 (Registered Battlefield) — 5.0 mi, 305° NW · 98 ha
  • Cross Lane Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.2 mi, 062° ENE
  • Crockmore Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.2 mi, 157° SSE
  • Fillington Wood Medieval Settlement (Scheduled Monument) — 5.3 mi, 081° E
  • Ewelme Stream (River) — 5.7 mi, 262° W
  • Crashed Bomber Monumemt (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 230° SW

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About This Christmas Common Map Page

Explore Christmas Common, 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: 51.633564, -0.968625. 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.