Somerton is a Village in the county of Oxfordshire.

Somerton postcode: OX25 6LJ

Retail in Somerton

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

Don't miss The Rollright Stones, The King Stone, The Whispering Knights, and The Kings Men's ancient sites if visiting the area around Somerton.

There are a several good cities in the area around Somerton like Oxford.

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

Towns to visit near Somerton include Banbury.

The area around Somerton's best historic buildings can be found at Upton House.

Somerton History

There are some historic monuments around Somerton:

• Rectangular enclosure near New Inn
• Ardley Wood moated ringwork
• Steane medieval village
• Tusmore medieval settlement
• Moated site E of school
• Copping Knoll bowl barrow 200m south of Rose Cottage
• Somerton village earthworks
• Turf Maze at Troy Farm
• Cold War structures at the former Upper Heyford Airbase
• Rainsborough camp
• Roman settlement 600m north east of Rowler
• Bowl barrow 350m south west of Furze Platt Farm in Blenheim Great Park
• Anglo-Saxon burial mound immediately north of Over Worton church graveyard
• Rectangular earthwork, Hensington
• Dovecote at Rousham House
• Ilbury Camp hillfort
• Saxon barrow 40m south east of Oxford Lodge
• Roman villa
• Whitehill medieval settlement immediately south of Old Whitehill Farm
• Long barrow 730m south west of Enslow Bridge
• Rainsborough long barrow, Charlton
• Somerton Manor House; earthworks and remains of hall
• Water gardens, avenue and an associated earthwork, east of Court Farm
• Tithe Barn
• Deddington Castle
• Middleton Stoney Castle