Checkendon is a Town in the county of Oxfordshire.

Retail in Checkendon

There are great places to visit near Checkendon including some great ancient sites, cities, shopping centres, towns and historic buildings.

The area around Checkendon features a number of interesting ancient sites including The Rollright Stones, The King Stone, The Whispering Knights, and The Kings Men.

There are a number of cities near to Checkendon including Oxford.

Shopping Centres to visit near Checkendon include Westgate Oxford.

Banbury is a great place to visit close to Checkendon if you like towns.

Upton House is one of Checkendon's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Checkendon.

Checkendon History

There are some historic monuments around Checkendon:

• Long barrow 340m north west of Cooks Cottages
• Saxon town
• Earthworks in Friarhampstead Wood
• Wallingford Castle
• Wallingford Bridge
• Camp on Bozedown
• Wallingford Town Walls
• Castle Grove camp
• Long barrow 140m north west of Cooks Cottages
• Dovecote at Manor Farm, South Stoke
• North Stoke henge and ring ditch site
• High Bridge
• Site of manor house and royal palace
• Greys Court; castle wall, towers and well house
• Grim's Ditch: two sections in Portobello Wood, Holies Shaw and High Holies Wood Gap
• Bix old church
• Reading Abbey: a Cluniac and Benedictine monastery and Civil War earthwork.
• Romano-British settlement 520m north west of Cooks Cottages
• Grim's Ditch; portion from Mongewell Park Lodge to S of Nuffield church