Hempton Oxfordshire Map

About Hempton

Hempton rests within the gentle folds of Oxfordshire's Cherwell district, a place where time seems to flow with the quiet grace of the Cherwell River itself. It lies 8.9 km south of Banbury (from Banbury: bearing 189°T, OS grid SP 444 318), and is situated south-east of Barford St Michael village. The arable fields surrounding Hempton catch the morning light in broad, golden swathes, hinting at the agricultural heartbeat that has long sustained this corner of England. Though small, Hempton carries the weight of its past in the weathered stones of its older dwellings, each one a silent witness to generations who have worked this land. The air here often carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and ripening crops, a perpetual reminder of the close kinship between the village and the fertile earth it calls home. A particular charm of Hempton is the way the sky seems to stretch wider here, unfurling a vast canvas above the low-slung rooftops.

About This Hempton Map Page

Explore Hempton, 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: 51.983263, -1.353661. 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.