Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: Vale of White Horse · Region: South East
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| Place | Knighton |
| Traditional County | Oxfordshire |
| District / Borough | Vale of White Horse |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.581106 |
| Longitude | -1.594548 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Knighton whispers its presence amidst the gently rolling landscapes of Oxfordshire. It lies 8.6 km south of Faringdon (from Faringdon: bearing 185°T, OS grid SU 281 869), and is situated south-west of Woolstone village. The hamlet breathes a quiet, agricultural spirit, its fields often catching the low, golden light of late afternoon, a light that seems to imbue the very soil with a sense of patient endurance. The lanes that thread through Knighton are often bordered by ancient hedgerows, their tangled branches a silent testament to seasons past. Here, the distant bleating of sheep might be the loudest sound to disturb the profound stillness, a stillness that feels as old as the earth itself. The air itself seems to carry the faint, sweet scent of damp soil and wild grasses, a perfume of the rural heart.
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Explore Knighton, 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: 51.581106, -1.594548. 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 | June 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. |