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Shorthampton Oxfordshire Map

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

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

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PlaceShorthampton
Traditional CountyOxfordshire
District / BoroughWest Oxfordshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.878884
Longitude-1.524791
Place TypeHamlet

About Shorthampton

Shorthampton remains a quiet collection of stone dwellings gathered amidst the rolling topography of the Cotswolds. It lies 1.9 miles west-north-west of Charlbury (from Charlbury: bearing 283°T, OS grid SP 328 201), and is situated south of Chadlington village. The architecture of Shorthampton leans heavily upon the warm, honey-coloured limestone typical of the region, which catches the fading afternoon sun with a luminous, almost golden intensity. Beyond the immediate cluster of houses, the land slopes gently toward the quiet persistence of Coldron Brook, where the water marks a slow, meandering boundary through the fields. Ancient markers of human presence endure in the landscape, including the Waterman's Lodge bowl barrow, which sits as a silent, earthen sentinel on the periphery of Wychwood Forest. These remnants of a distant past provide a stark, earthen contrast to the cultivated pastures that define the local agricultural character. The atmosphere here is shaped by the singular stillness of the Oxfordshire countryside, where the wind carries only the sound of birds and the distant movement of livestock. Shorthampton preserves a sense of isolation that feels intentional, holding onto its composure even as the modern world turns elsewhere.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Bowl Barrow 400M North West Of Ranger'S Lodge In Cornbury Park (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 161° SSE
  • Ranger's Marsh (Wetland) — 0.8 mi, 093° E
  • Coldron Brook (River) — 1.1 mi, 069° ENE
  • Walcot Ornamental Fishponds And Garden Earthworks (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 103° ESE · 2 ha
  • Waterman'S Lodge Bowl Barrow, One Of A Pair Of Bronze Age Barrows On The Western Edge Of Wychwood Forest (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 166° SSE
  • Hazelwood Light (Forest / Woodland) — 1.5 mi, 150° SSE
  • Tower Light (Forest / Woodland) — 1.7 mi, 139° SE
  • Taston Brook (River) — 1.7 mi, 066° ENE
  • Cornbury Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.8 mi, 137° SE · 267 ha
  • Charlbury Museum (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 103° ESE
  • Wychwood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 156° SSE · 502 ha
  • Barter's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.0 mi, 302° WNW
  • Evenden Bottom (Valley) — 2.0 mi, 163° SSE
  • Barley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.1 mi, 342° NNW
  • Lake Superior (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 144° SE
  • Newhill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 160° SSE
  • Ditchley Road Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.6 mi, 094° E · 12 ha
  • Sarsden House (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.7 mi, 309° NW · 118 ha
  • The Greens (Park) — 3.2 mi, 193° SSW
  • Ridge Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 158° SSE
  • Nether Chalford (Historic Ruins) — 3.4 mi, 024° NNE
  • The Wild Garden (Park) — 3.6 mi, 243° WSW
  • Shipton Court (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.6 mi, 242° WSW · 13 ha
  • Fairytale Farm (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 008° N
  • Chipping Norton Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 348° NNW
  • The Theatre (Theatre) — 4.5 mi, 349° N
  • Heythrop Zoological Gardens (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 5.3 mi, 032° NNE
  • Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecot (Historic House / Palace) — 5.5 mi, 183° S
  • Glympton Park (Historic House / Palace) — 6.0 mi, 081° E
  • Horse at Water (Public Artwork) — 6.3 mi, 311° NW

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About This Shorthampton Map Page

Explore Shorthampton, 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: 51.878884, -1.524791. 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.