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Sandhills Oxfordshire Map

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

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Place	Sandhills
Traditional County	Oxfordshire
District / Borough	Oxford
Region	South East
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.763953
Longitude	-1.194693
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Sandhills

Sandhills holds the quiet, unassuming character of an Oxfordshire fringe, where the suburban sprawl meets the older, furrowed rhythms of the landscape. It lies 2.8 miles east-north-east of Oxford (from Oxford: bearing 73°T, OS grid SP 556 075), and is situated south-west of Stanton St John village. The light here catches the limestone dust of the nearby Magdalen Quarry Sssi, a site that reveals the ancient, compressed strata of the earth beneath the modern tarmac. Residents of Sandhills often walk the short distance to pay their respects at the grave of C. S. Lewis, whose presence still seems to haunt the local hedgerows with a lingering, imaginative weight. The ground rises steadily toward the east, lifting the houses above the damp, low-lying meadows that once defined the perimeter of the ancient city. Winter afternoons bring a sharp, pale clarity to the skyline, casting long, thin shadows across the driveways and garden fences. Sandhills maintains a steady, functional pace, reflecting the influence of the nearby university and the enduring literary heritage that ripples outward from the academic heart of the county. Despite the proximity to busy arterial roads, the air retains a cool, damp freshness that suggests the deep, wooded valleys of the Chilterns are not far off.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Magdalen Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.4 mi, 217° SW
Bury Knowle Park (Park) — 0.5 mi, 255° WSW
Grave of C. S. Lewis (Attraction) — 0.5 mi, 198° SSW
The Kilns - CS Lewis's Home (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 158° SSE
Statue of Aslan (Public Artwork) — 0.6 mi, 261° W
Science Oxford Centre (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 189° S
Rock Edge Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.8 mi, 208° SSW · 2 ha
Dunstan Park (Park) — 0.9 mi, 290° WNW
Shotover Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 153° SSE
Thorn Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 126° SE
High Wall, Headington (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.4 mi, 255° WSW · 1 ha
Shotover House Obelisk (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 109° ESE
Shotover (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 1.8 mi, 108° ESE · 87 ha
Magdalen College (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 252° WSW
The Williams Reach (River) — 2.2 mi, 263° W
Landscape At St Catherine'S College (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 2.2 mi, 255° WSW · 3 ha
The Ultimate Picture Palace (Cinema) — 2.2 mi, 241° WSW
Oxford City Walls (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 253° WSW
Site of the Morris Longwall Garage (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 254° WSW
Pegasus Theatre (Theatre) — 2.4 mi, 229° SW
University of Oxford Botanic Garden (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 248° WSW
Michael Pilch Studio (Theatre) — 2.5 mi, 257° WSW
Bayswater Brook (River) — 2.6 mi, 311° NW
Kingfisher Point (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 238° WSW
Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 262° W
Pitt Rivers Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 262° W
Boathouse Corner (Viewpoint) — 2.7 mi, 236° WSW
ST Lee Gallery and Treasury (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 257° WSW
Moated Site Of Holton House And Its Associated Ice House (Scheduled Monument) — 2.8 mi, 107° ESE · 1 ha
Martyrs' Memorial (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 257° WSW

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