Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: Cherwell · Region: South East
Explore Great Bourton, Oxfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great 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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| Place | Great Bourton |
| Traditional County | Oxfordshire |
| District / Borough | Cherwell |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.106247 |
| Longitude | -1.334130 |
| Place Type | Village |
Great Bourton rises upon the high ironstone ridge of Oxfordshire, looking out over the rolling folds of the Cherwell valley. It lies 3.0 miles north of Banbury (from Banbury: bearing 360°T, OS grid SP 457 455), and is situated north of Little Bourton village. The limestone walls of the houses catch the low, honeyed light of late afternoon, holding the warmth long after the sun has retreated behind the western horizon. To the east, the landscape remembers the ghosts of the seventeenth century, as the fields near the site of the Battle of Cropredy Bridge 1644 hold a heavy, quiet stillness in the long grass. Water flows with purpose through the nearby Hanwell Brook, carving a path toward the river that has defined the movement of people and livestock for generations. Great Bourton maintains a singular character, shaped by the sturdy agricultural stone of its cottages and the stark, open skies that dominate the high ground. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and woodsmoke, a reminder of the slow, deliberate work of those who have farmed these slopes since the Domesday survey. Time in Great Bourton is measured not by the clock, but by the lengthening shadows that stretch across the lanes as the day fades into the cool, star-filled dark of the Midland night.
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Explore Great 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: 52.106247, -1.334130. 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 built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |