Spelsbury
Spelsbury is a Town in the county of Oxfordshire.
There are great places to visit near Spelsbury including some great ancient sites, cities, shopping centres, towns and historic buildings.
Ancient Sites to visit near Spelsbury include The Rollright Stones, The King Stone, The Whispering Knights, and The Kings Men.
The area close to Spelsbury boasts some of the best cities including Oxford.
There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Spelsbury like Westgate Oxford.
Banbury is a great place to visit close to Spelsbury if you like towns.
There are a number of historic buildings near to Spelsbury including Upton House.
Spelsbury History
There are some historic monuments around Spelsbury:
- Minster Lovell Hall
- North Leigh Roman villa 300m NNE of Upper Riding Farm
- 1km section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch running from Out Wood to Berring's Wood
- Lyneham long barrow and standing stone, 480m north east of Hill Barn
- Section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch running into the northern edge of Shilcott Wood on the Ditchley Estate
- Dovecote 125m north of Minster Lovell Hall
- Rectangular earthwork enclosure in Hill Wood, 650m south east of Grimsdyke Farm
- Hawk Stone standing stone 700m south of Claridges Barn
- Swerford Castle
- Ascott Earl motte and bailey castle
- Ditchley Park Roman villa and part of an associated field system 450m ENE of Lodge Farm
- One of a pair of bowl barrows 370m NW of High Lodge
- Pair of bowl barrows immediately south of Blindwell Wood
- Hoar Stone portal dolmen situated in Enstone Firs
- Bowl barrow 525m north of Barter's Hill Farm
- Medieval settlement and church of Asterleigh
- Callow Hill Roman villa
- Barn at Rectory Farm, Church Enstone
- Beaconsfield Farm Roman villa
- Over Norton bowl barrow 150m north west of the intersection between the A361 and the A34(T)
- Nether Chalford medieval settlement
- The Roundabout hillfort, 460m west of Barter's Hill Farm
- Pair of confluent bowl barrows 200m SSW of Bockett's Corner on Leigh Hale Plain
- Site of 19th century pottery factory NW of Leafield
- Lowland Barn Romano-British farmstead 200m north west of Bury Hill
- Earthwork at Lowbarrow Farm
- Pair of bowl barrows at Hawksnest Copse in Wychwood Forest
- Gagingwell cross, 80m west of Abbey Farm
- One of a pair of bowl barrows 370m north-west of High Lodge
- Bowl barrow situated in Round Clump, Ditchley Park
- Bowl barrow in Kingswood Brake, 450m WNW of Wood Farm
- Bowl barrow 270m east of Spelsburydown Farm barns
- Pump Copse earthwork
- Over Chalford medieval settlement
- Walcot ornamental fishponds and garden earthworks
- Skew Plantation bowl barrow
- Section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch running east from the River Evenlode opposite Cornbury Park
- Oaklands Farm Roman villa
- Linear earthworks east of Callow Hill Roman villa forming part of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch
- Bowl barrow 150m east of Waterman's Lodge: one of a pair of Bronze Age barrows on the western edge of Wychwood Forest
- Fawler Roman villa
- Site of Langley Palace royal hunting lodge, an associated enclosure and later garden earthworks at Langley Farm
- Bowl barrow 500m south west of Hill Farm, Lidstone
- Besbury Lane bowl barrow, 450m north east of Conduit Farm
- Medieval moat surrounding High Lodge, 400m north east of Kingstanding Farm
- Chipping Norton motte and bailey castle, and fishpond
- Knollbury camp hillfort
- Iron Age enclosed settlement and part of a trackway 150m north east of the King Stone
- The Rollright Stones
- Great house site, garden earthworks and associated remains immediately north, west and south of St Mary's Church
- Barrow Place earthwork, 370m south west of Lodge Farm, Ditchley
- Section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch 350m ENE of Ditchley House
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows situated on Maple Hill in Wychwood Forest
- Long barrow situated in Southlawn Plain Woods
- Pair of Bronze Age round barrows and surrounding Civil War fieldworks 180m north-west of Park Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m west of Hawksnest Copse in Wychwood Forest
- Ascott d'Oyley 12th century motte and bailey castle and associated earthworks
- Roman villa and associated bath house 450m north west of Lower Field Farm
- 380m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch 200m ENE of Kiddington Lodge
- A pair of Roman camps and a section of a post-medieval sunken road situated in the north eastern corner of Cornbury Park
- Squire's Clump Anglo-Saxon burial mound 500m south west of Iron Buildings
- Taston village cross
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 150m north of Roustage Wood
- Bowl barrow 60m north of Wood Farm
- Bowl barrow 400m north west of Ranger's Lodge in Cornbury Park
- Stonesfield Roman villa
- Bowl barrow 80m south east of Spelsburydown Farm barns
- Brize's Lodge bowl barrow, 400m east of Gospel Oak
- Lee's Rest Earthwork: a probable Romano-Celtic temple 200m north east of Lee's Rest Farm
- Leafield Barrow: a motte castle 220m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church
- 1100m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch at Model Farm on the Ditchley Park Estate
- Long barrow 250m south of Ellen's Lodge in Shilcott Wood on the Ditchley Park Estate
- Section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch west of Common Farm
- Waterman's Lodge bowl barrow, one of a pair of Bronze Age barrows on the western edge of Wychwood Forest
- 145m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch situated 200m west of Grimsdyke Farm
- Slatepits Copse long barrow, 1km SE of High Lodge in Wychwood Forest
- Taston standing stone 12m north of Taston village cross
- Bowl barrow 150m north-west of North Lodge, Cornbury Park
- Civil War artillery fieldwork 370m NNW of Park Farm, Cornbury Park
- Long barrow 150m west of Churchill Copse in Wychwood Forest
Places to see near Spelsbury
Lakes near Spelsbury
Canals near Spelsbury
Rivers near Spelsbury
- Thame upstream of Aylesbury
- Cuttle Brook
- Dorton, Chearsley and Waddesdon Brooks
- Stoke Brook Aylesbury
- Baldon Brook (South of Oxford)
- Holton Brook and tributaries
- Chinor Brook and Sydenham Brook
- Kingsey Cuttle Brook and tributaries at Thame
- Latchford Brook at Tetsworth
- Hardwick Brook (Source to Thame)
- Lewknor Brook
- Thame (Scotsgrove Brook to Thames)
- Scotsgrove Brook (upstream Kingsey Cuttle Brook)
- Peppershill and Shabbington Brooks
- Worminghall Brook and tributaries
- Thame (Aylesbury to Scotsgrove Brook)
- Haseley Brook
- Chalgrove Brook
- Bear Brook and Wendover Brook
- Fleet Marston Brook, Denham Brook, Pitchcott Brook west
- Berrick Stream and Lady Brook
- Wye (High Wycombe fire station to Thames)
- Sulham Brook
- Hamble Brook
- Mill Brook and Bradfords Brook system, Wallingford
- Cholsey Brook and tributaries
- Hughenden Stream
- Ewelme Stream (Source to Thames)
- Ewelme Stream (Source to Thames)
- Thames (Reading to Cookham)
- Wye (Source to High Wycombe fire station)
- Thames Wallingford to Caversham
- Pang
- Letcombe Brook
- Ock and tributaries (Land Brook confluence to Thames)
- Sandford Brook (source to Ock)
- Frilford and Marcham Brook
- Childrey Brook and Norbrook at Common Barn
- Ock (to Cherbury Brook)
- Childrey and Woodhill Brooks
- Stutfield Brook (source to Ock)
- Ginge Brook and Mill Brook
- Thames (Evenlode to Thame)
- Moor Ditch and Ladygrove Ditch
- Northfield Brook (Source to Thames) at Sandford
- Cow Common Brook and Portobello Ditch
- Cherwell (Bletchingdon to Ray)
- Bloxham Brook (Source to Sor Brook)
- Highfurlong Brook (to Cherwell)
- Hanwell Brook
- Tadmarton Stream (Source to Sor Brook)
- Upper Swere (Source to Wigginton)
- Hook Norton Brook (Source to Swere)
- Sor Brook (Broughton to Cherwell)
- Farthinghoe Stream (Source to Cherwell) and tributaries
- Swere (Wigginton to Cherwell)
- Ockley Brook and Croughton Brook (Source to Cherwell)
- Ashby Brook (Source to Cherwell)
- Bayswater Brook
- Deddington Brook (Source to Cherwell)
- Sor Brook (Source to Broughton)
- Cherwell (Ray to Thames) and Woodeaton Brook
- Cherwell (Source to Trafford Bridge)
- Chacombe Brook (Source to Cherwell)
- Cherwell (Ashby Brook to Cropredy)
- Clayton and Wormleighton Brook, Source to Highfurlong Brook
- Cherwell (Cropredy to Nell Bridge)
- Shutford Stream (Source to Sor Brook)
- Cherwell (Nell Bridge to Bletchingdon)
- Littlestock Stream to tributary of Evenlode at Shipton
- Evenlode (Source to Four Shires S) and Longborough Stream
- Glyme (Enstone to Dorn)
- Little Compton Brook and tributaries (Source to Evenlode)
- Evenlode (Bledington to Glyme confluence)
- Glyme (Dorn confluence to Evenlode)
- Evenlode (Compton Bk to Bledington Bk) and 4 Shires
- Heythorpe Stream and tributaries
- Cornwell Brook and tributaries (Source to Evenlode)
- Coldron and Taston Brooks
- Sars Brook (source to Evenlode downstream Bledington)
- Bledington Brook (Source to Evenlode)
- Evenlode (Glyme to Thames)
- Glyme (Source to Enstone)
- Westcote Brook (source to Evenlode at Bledington)
- Dorn (Source to Glyme)