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About Wroxton

Quintessential pretty Oxfordshire village showing a wealth of attractive thatched cottages, built mostly following a fire which struck the village during the latter half of the 17th-century. As with many English villages, here much use has been made of local building materials and many of the properties are constructed from marlstone, quarried nearby at Hornton.

The local squire, Sanderson Miller, was a keen amateur architect who was instrumental in pioneering the popular mid-18th-century Gothic Revival style. It is thought that he helped to lay out the park at Wroxton Abbey, where he is believed to be responsible for a lake, cascade, a temple, a number of follies and a dovecot. Work to the Abbey chapel and the tower of the parish church was carried out by Sanderson Miller at the behest of Lord North in 1748. The Abbey gardens are exceptionally pretty, they offer a wealth of scenic interest, are within easy driving distance of Banbury and make a fascinating day out for all the family.

Interestingly, Lord North was British Prime Minister at the time of American Independence and his tomb is in Wroxton's 13th-century church dedicated to All Saints.

It is not just the gardens of Wroxton Abbey that are attractive, as you stroll around this very pleasant village you will be enchanted at the lovely flowers and plants fronting almost each and every property. The village has a couple of good pubs, one of which is named for Lord North.

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Recommended attractions near Wroxton

Broughton Castle	(2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction S)	Pictures
Brook Cottage Gardens, Alkerton	(2.6 miles, 4.2 km, direction W)	Pictures
Banbury Museum	(3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Upton House & Gardens	(3.4 miles, 5.4 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Swalcliffe Barn	(3.4 miles, 5.4 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Farnborough Hall	(4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction N)	Pictures
Burton Dassett Hills Country Park	(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction N)	Pictures
Sulgrave Manor	(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction E)	Pictures
Rollright Stones	(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Chipping Norton Museum of Local History	(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Canons Ashby House	(11.5 miles, 18.6 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Chastleton House	(12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Charlecote Park	(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Kiftsgate Court Garden	(14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction W)	Pictures
Hidcote Manor Garden	(14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction W)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Wroxton

Banbury, a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction E)
This is one of the best known town's in England. It was made famous by its celebrated cross of 1859, built in honour of the...
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Edgehill, in the county of Warwickshire (4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction NW)
Historic Warwickshire spot where Charles I raised his standard in 1642.
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Cropredy, in the county of Oxfordshire (4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction NE)
Famous for the Battle of Cropredy Bridge, which took place in 1644 when on the 29th of June King Charles I was victorious over Waller, leader of the Cromwellian troops.
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Farnborough, in the county of Warwickshire (5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction N)
Traditionally known as the last outpost of the Cotswolds.
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Burton Dassett, in the county of Warwickshire (6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction N)
Delightful place in pleasant Warwickshire countryside.
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Aynho, in the county of Northamptonshire (8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction SE)
There is a pale beauty about Aynho that is enhanced only by the pale golden fruit that flourishes in these parts and caused this lovely place to become known as 'The Apricot Village'.
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Culworth, in the county of Northamptonshire (8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction E)
Sweet Northamptonshire village set amid delightful open countryside which centuries ago was sufficiently important to have it's own fair and market.
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Combrook, in the county of Warwickshire (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction NW)
A village to relish, set in leafy countryside bounded by quiet waterways.
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Compton Verney, in the county of Warwickshire (9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction NW)
The village of Compton Verney takes it name from the great house acquired in the 15th-century by the ruthless Verney family.
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Sulgrave, in the county of Northamptonshire (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction E)
USA President George Washington's ancestral home in England.
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Chipping Norton, a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction SW)
Chipping Norton lies in the midst of beautiful cotswold countryside and is surrounded by other villages that radiate the glory of traditional honey-coloured cotswold stone Manor Houses and magnificent Churches.
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Ilmington, in the county of Warwickshire (12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction W)
Ilmington is a sprawling village, and mostly has all the Cotswold hallmarks.
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Chastleton, in the county of Oxfordshire (13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction SW)
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Chadlington, in the county of Oxfordshire (13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction SW)
Picturesque quiet Cotswold village set on Chadlington Downs amidst attractive walking country just a short distance away from the lovely River Evenlode.
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Churchill, in the county of Oxfordshire (13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction SW)
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Nearby travel help

Banbury Station	(3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction E)
M40 Junction 11	(3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction E)
Kings Sutton Station	(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction SE)
M40 Junction 12	(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction N)
Birmingham International Airport	(29.8 miles, 48.0 km, direction NW)
London Luton Airport	(46.0 miles, 74.0 km, direction E)
Wroxton to London	(67.2 miles, 108.1 km, direction SE)

Hotels & Accommodation in Wroxton

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Wroxton center
Best Western Wroxton House Hotel	(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)
Cromwell Lodge Hotel	(2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction E)
Mercure Whately Hall Banbury	(2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction E)
Best Western Banbury House	(2.8 miles, 4.6 km, direction SE)
The Lismore Hotel	(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction SE)
The Bowling Green Steakhouse Hotel	(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction E)
Red Lion Hotel	(5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction SE)
The Deddington Arms	(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction SE)
The Holcombe Hotel	(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction SE)
Ettington Chase	(9.5 miles, 15.2 km, direction NW)
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