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Sunnymead Oxfordshire Map

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

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

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PlaceSunnymead
Traditional CountyOxfordshire
District / BoroughOxford
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.781760
Longitude-1.262493
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Sunnymead

Sunnymead stretches across the northern reaches of the Oxford district, where the low-lying terrain catches the morning light in long, pale ribbons. It lies 2.1 miles north of Oxford (from Oxford: bearing 354°T, OS grid SP 509 094), and is situated east of Wolvercote village. Residents of Sunnymead often walk the quiet paths that lead toward the expansive, water-meadow grasses of the Port Meadow with Wolvercote Common & Green SSSI, where the horizon feels vast and unburdened. The air here holds the damp, cool scent of the Thames floodplain, a reminder of the river’s slow, persistent movement through the surrounding meadows. Nearby, the sculpture known as Between the Sun and the Moon stands as a solitary, metallic sentinel against the shifting Oxfordshire sky. Houses in Sunnymead are arranged with a sensible, mid-century geometry that mirrors the flatness of the river basin. The landscape remains defined by this proximity to the water, where the earth seems to breathe in rhythm with the seasons, swelling slightly after the winter rains. This corner of the county retains a composed, suburban composure that relies on the steady pulse of the nearby university city.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Between the Sun and the Moon (Public Artwork) — 0.3 mi, 205° SSW
  • Hook Meadow And The Trap Grounds Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.7 mi, 239° WSW · 12 ha
  • Wolvercote Green (Park) — 0.9 mi, 279° W
  • Grave of J. R. R. Tolkien (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 322° NW
  • Goose Green (Park) — 1.0 mi, 286° WNW
  • Bayswater Brook (River) — 1.0 mi, 062° ENE
  • Port Meadow With Wolvercote Common & Green Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.1 mi, 236° SW · 167 ha
  • Park Town (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.1 mi, 169° SSE
  • Ring Ditches, Barrows And Associated Enclosures, Port Meadow (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 247° WSW · 152 ha
  • Woodeaton Brook (River) — 1.2 mi, 041° NE
  • Black Jack's Hole (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 240° WSW
  • Peartree Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 315° NW
  • Castle Mill Stream (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 193° SSW
  • Walton Well Drinking Fountain (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 193° SSW
  • Duke's Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 297° WNW
  • Tank Bridge (Viewpoint) — 1.5 mi, 208° SSW
  • Sohmen Concert Hall (Theatre) — 1.5 mi, 182° S
  • Bate Collection of Musical Instruments (Museum) — 1.5 mi, 182° S
  • Phoenix Picturehouse (Cinema) — 1.5 mi, 187° S
  • Godstow Abbey: A Benedictine Nunnery, Associated Earthworks, Leats And Bridge, Immediately South Of Godstow Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 256° WSW · 10 ha
  • O'Reilly Theatre (Theatre) — 1.6 mi, 174° S
  • Sparsey Bridge (Viewpoint) — 1.6 mi, 021° NNE
  • Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 170° S
  • Pitt Rivers Museum (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 169° SSE
  • Rhodes House (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 169° S
  • Worcester College (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.8 mi, 183° S · 8 ha
  • Martyrs' Memorial (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 175° S
  • Ashmolean Museum (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 177° S
  • Trinity College (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 173° S
  • Rewley Abbey (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 185° S · 2 ha

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About This Sunnymead Map Page

Explore Sunnymead, 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: 51.781760, -1.262493. 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.