Islip is a Village in the county of Oxfordshire.

Retail in Islip

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

Islip's best nearby ancient sites can be found at The Rollright Stones, The King Stone, The Whispering Knights, and The Kings Men.

Cities to visit near Islip include Oxford.

Westgate Oxford is one of Islip's best, nearby shopping centres to visit in Islip.

The area around Islip's best towns can be found at Banbury.

Don't miss Upton House's historic buildings if visiting the area around Islip.

Islip History

There are some historic monuments around Islip:

• Godstow Abbey: a Benedictine nunnery, associated earthworks, leats and bridge, immediately south of Godstow Bridge
• Woodeaton village cross
• Wretchwick deserted medieval settlement
• Alchester Roman parade ground, access road and marching camp
• Whitehill medieval settlement immediately south of Old Whitehill Farm
• Old Abingdon Road Culverts
• Two sections of a Roman road on Ot Moor
• Dovecote at Rousham House
• Deserted village of Hampton Gay
• Seacourt medieval settlement 760m west of Manor Farm, Binsey
• Moated site E of school
• Alchester Roman site
• Thrupp Cross
• Long barrow 730m south west of Enslow Bridge
• Middleton Stoney Castle
• North Hinksey conduit house
• Shipton-on-Cherwell churchyard cross
• Osney Abbey (remains of)
• Islip Roman villa, 300m east of Hillside Farm
• Oxford Castle and earlier settlement remains
• Section of the Grandpont causeway
• Ring ditches, barrows and associated enclosures, Port Meadow
• Oxford city walls
• Saxon barrow 40m south east of Oxford Lodge
• Romano-Celtic temple N of Woodeaton
• Water gardens, avenue and an associated earthwork, east of Court Farm
• Rewley Abbey
• Otley Grange
• Swing bridge, LNWR Station