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Garden City Oxfordshire Map

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

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

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PlaceGarden City
Traditional CountyOxfordshire
District / BoroughCherwell
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.810006
Longitude-1.280671
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Garden City

Garden City emerges as a quiet suburban expanse within the Cherwell district, defined by the steady, unpretentious geometry of its residential streets. It lies 0.9 miles south-south-east of Kidlington (from Kidlington: bearing 158°T, OS grid SP 496 126). The quality of light here often catches the metallic sheen of Rosie the Elephant, a piece of public artwork that stands as a singular, whimsical sentinel just a short walk to the south-south-east. Beyond the immediate pavements, the horizon is held by the soft, rising mass of Peartree Hill, which anchors the southern view and provides a silent counterpoint to the suburban rhythm. Garden City maintains a modest composure, its geography defined by the transition between the dense suburban sprawl of Oxfordshire and the wider, open fields that stretch toward the horizon. Residents often find themselves tracing the paths toward Barrett Bridge, where the elevated perspective allows one to observe the movement of the landscape with a detached, meditative clarity. This suburban enclave avoids the clamour of larger hubs, choosing instead a deliberate stillness that seems to linger in the air between the houses. Through the shifting seasons, the atmosphere remains grounded, reflecting a pragmatic yet thoughtful existence on the edge of the Cherwell landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Rosie the Elephant (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 149° SSE
  • Barrett Bridge (Viewpoint) — 0.5 mi, 224° SW
  • Peartree Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 192° SSW
  • Rowel Brook (River) — 1.1 mi, 318° NW
  • Begbroke Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 299° WNW
  • Rushy Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.3 mi, 318° NW · 9 ha
  • Grave of J. R. R. Tolkien (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 169° S
  • Duke's Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 203° SSW
  • Yarnton Manor (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.4 mi, 242° WSW · 3 ha
  • Sparsey Bridge (Viewpoint) — 1.4 mi, 109° ESE
  • Oxford Canal (River) — 1.5 mi, 196° SSW
  • Goose Green (Park) — 1.7 mi, 185° S
  • Wolvercote Green (Park) — 1.8 mi, 183° S
  • Pixey And Yarnton Meads Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 217° SW · 86 ha
  • Hagley Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 223° SW
  • Thrupp Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 334° NNW
  • Woodeaton Folly (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 103° ESE
  • Thrupp Wide (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 338° NNW
  • Islip Roman Villa, 300M East Of Hillside Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 079° E · 6 ha
  • Deserted Village Of Hampton Gay (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 347° NNW · 5 ha
  • Hampton Gay Manor (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 345° NNW
  • Bladon Heath (Forest / Woodland) — 2.6 mi, 286° WNW
  • Wytham Great Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.3 mi, 223° SW
  • Walton Well Drinking Fountain (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 172° S
  • Winston Churchill (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 296° WNW
  • Bletchingdon Park (Historic House / Palace) — 3.4 mi, 009° N
  • Sohmen Concert Hall (Theatre) — 3.5 mi, 168° SSE
  • Bate Collection of Musical Instruments (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 168° SSE
  • Phoenix Picturehouse (Cinema) — 3.5 mi, 170° S
  • O'Reilly Theatre (Theatre) — 3.7 mi, 165° SSE

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About This Garden City Map Page

Explore Garden City, 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: 51.810006, -1.280671. 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.