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Leafield Oxfordshire Map

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

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

How to Use This Leafield, Oxfordshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Leafield, Oxfordshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceLeafield
Traditional CountyOxfordshire
District / BoroughWest Oxfordshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.835581
Longitude-1.539948
Place TypeVillage

About Leafield

Leafield commands a high, windswept ridge within the West Oxfordshire landscape, offering expansive views that seem to drink in the surrounding countryside. It lies 3.6 miles south-west of Charlbury (from Charlbury: bearing 224°T, OS grid SP 317 153), and is situated south-south-east of Ascott-under-Wychwood village. A quiet stillness defines the local topography, where the land drops away toward the ancient, verdant expanse of Wychwood, a National Nature Reserve that whispers of a wilder, older England. Leafield preserves the memory of its past within the earth itself, most notably at the nearby motte castle, a scheduled monument where the grass grows thick over the humps of a forgotten fortification. The quality of light here is particularly sharp, catching the stone walls of the houses and casting long, melancholic shadows across The Greens as the sun begins its slow descent. Traces of a 19th-century pottery factory remain as a quiet testament to the industry that once filled these lanes with the scent of kiln smoke and the labour of skilled hands. Such remnants anchor the present to a time when the rhythm of the day was dictated by the turning wheel rather than the ticking clock. Leafield maintains this stoic character, balancing the weight of its historical contours against the shifting, golden hues of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • The Greens (Park) — 0.1 mi, 216° SW
  • Leafield Barrow: A Motte Castle 220M North West Of St Michael And All Angels Church (Scheduled Monument) — 0.1 mi, 295° WNW
  • Site Of 19Th Century Pottery Factory Nw Of Leafield (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 287° WNW
  • Hatching Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 057° ENE
  • Fiveash Bottom (Valley) — 0.7 mi, 037° NE
  • Earthwork At Lowbarrow Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 212° SSW · 2 ha
  • Potter's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 238° WSW
  • Wychwood (National Nature Reserve) — 1.6 mi, 048° NE · 263 ha
  • Newhill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 056° NE
  • Wychwood Forest (Forest / Woodland) — 1.8 mi, 047° NE
  • Hawksnest Copse (Forest / Woodland) — 1.8 mi, 069° ENE
  • Ridge Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 094° E
  • Lake Superior (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 058° ENE
  • River Evenlode (River) — 2.5 mi, 311° NW
  • Cornbury Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.5 mi, 048° NE · 267 ha
  • Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecot (Historic House / Palace) — 2.5 mi, 171° S
  • Delly Green (Park) — 2.6 mi, 122° ESE
  • The Japanese Garden At The New House (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.7 mi, 306° NW
  • Shipton Court (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.8 mi, 298° WNW · 13 ha
  • Ranger's Marsh (Wetland) — 3.3 mi, 026° NNE
  • The Liffs (River) — 3.3 mi, 303° WNW
  • Worsham Lane Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.6 mi, 190° S
  • Charlbury Museum (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 043° NE
  • Buttercross Needle (Public Artwork) — 4.0 mi, 145° SE
  • Reed Hill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.1 mi, 072° ENE · 14 ha
  • Witney Blanket Hall (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 143° SE
  • The Witney & District Museum (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 144° SE
  • Warwick Hall (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 246° WSW
  • Crocodiles of the World (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.4 mi, 205° SSW
  • norcon 1 of 3 (Historic Ruins) — 4.4 mi, 142° SE

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About This Leafield Map Page

Explore Leafield, 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: 51.835581, -1.539948. 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.