Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: South Oxfordshire · Region: South East
Explore Shirburn, Oxfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shirburn 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.
| Place | Shirburn |
| Traditional County | Oxfordshire |
| District / Borough | South Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.656925 |
| Longitude | -0.991471 |
| Place Type | Village |
Shirburn breathes a quiet existence in the South Oxfordshire landscape. It lies 1.6 km north-east of Watlington (from Watlington: bearing 38°T, OS grid SU 698 958), and is situated east of Pyrton village. The village unfolds with a gentle grace, its buildings a muted palette against the verdant sweep of the surrounding countryside. A palpable sense of antiquity pervades Shirburn, a stillness that seems to absorb the very light, softening the edges of the day into a watercolour wash. The air here often carries a subtle scent of damp earth and distant hayfields, a perfume of rural continuity. Though not a hub of bustling commerce, Shirburn possesses an enduring character, a place where the passage of seasons feels measured and profound, a quiet echo of lives lived.
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Explore Shirburn, 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: 51.656925, -0.991471. 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. |