Cumnor Hill Oxfordshire Map

About Cumnor Hill

Cumnor Hill’s gentle slopes catch the afternoon sun, painting the scattered houses and verdant fields in hues of gold. It lies 3.8 km west-south-west of Oxford (from Oxford: bearing 255°T, OS grid SP 477 051), and is situated north-east of Chawley village. The air here often carries the faint scent of damp earth and the distant hum of traffic from the city it overlooks, a subtle reminder of the wider world. Ancient trees, their branches gnarled like old hands, stand sentinel along its lanes, their leaves rustling with tales of seasons past. The quietude of Cumnor Hill is not an emptiness, but rather a fullness of subtle sounds: the chirping of unseen birds, the sigh of the wind through the hedgerows. Its character is one of understated charm, a place where the grandeur of Oxford is a mere backdrop to the more intimate dramas of everyday life.

About This Cumnor Hill Map Page

Explore Cumnor Hill, 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: 51.742955, -1.310182. 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.