Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
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Primary Destinations | |||
Banbury • Oxford | |||
Other Important Destinations | |||
Bicester • Chipping Norton • Henley-on-Thames • Thame • Witney | |||
Current Highway Authorities | |||
Oxfordshire County Council | |||
Borders | |||
Berkshire • Buckinghamshire • Gloucestershire • Northamptonshire • Warwickshire | |||
National Highways Roads | |||
M40 • A34 • A43 | |||
Oxfordshire is a traditional county in the South Midlands.
Geography & Economy
Oxfordshire's southern border wholly follows the River Thames, which gives the county an unusual shape. In the north the county runs into the Cotswolds and Edge Hill. A small strip of land north of the county town of Oxford contains the railway line, River Cherwell and Oxford Canal, with the A4260 running nearby. The county is still largely agricultural, with Oxford the largest settlement in the county by some length. The county town contains one of the oldest universities in the world and is also known for its motor industry; the former Morris plant at Cowley is now an industrial estate but BMW still have a presence nearby. Woodstock, further north, contains Blenheim Palace, the only palace in the country that is neither royal nor owned by the Church. In the south, Henley-on-Thames is known for rowing and hosts the annual Henley Royal Regatta.
Roads
Oxfordshire has a reasonable network of roads north of Oxford, although the long, thin shape of the county to the south means the area is better served by leaving the county. The Cotswolds in the north are not a barrier to travel. National Highways only maintain three roads in the county, all forming part of north-south routes. The A34/A43 crosses the M40 and the two routes multiplex for a few miles north of Bicester. The majority of non-trunk roads in the county are maintained by Oxfordshire County Council.
The county's Class I trunk route is often given as an example of a road that badly needs upgrading. The A34 is D2 with speed restrictions on the Oxford bypass and often queues for the M40 at Wendlebury Interchange. Meanwhile the A43 junction, Ardley Interchange, was notorious for requiring the two main flows to cross each other before being rebuilt in 2016.
Route | From | To | Length | |
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M40 | Denham, Buckinghamshire | Umberslade, Warwickshire | 89 miles | View |
A32 | Alton | Gosport | 29.1 miles | View |
A34 | Winchester | Salford | 200 miles | View |
A40 | London | Fishguard | 263 miles | View |
A41 | London | Birkenhead | 204 miles | View |
A42 | Reading | Birmingham | 90 miles | View |
A43 | M40 J10, Cherwell Valley | Stamford | 66.0 miles | View |
A44 | Oxford | Aberystwyth | 155 miles | View |
A329 | Wentworth | Thame | 49.9 miles | View |
A361 | Ilfracombe | Kilsby | 213 miles | View |
A415 | Witney | Berinsfield | 20.5 miles | View |
A418 | Wheatley | Linslade | 25.3 miles | View |
A420 | Headington, Oxford | Bristol | 79.5 miles | View |
A421 | Barleymow Roundabout, Brackley | Black Cat Roundabout, Roxton | 44.4 miles | View |
A422 | Spetchley, Worcester | Bromham | 84.5 miles | View |
A423 | Heyford Hill, Oxford | Ryton on Dunsmore | 22.8 miles | View |
A424 | Burford | Bourton-on-the-Hill | 15.8 miles | View |
A436 | Air Balloon | Chastleton | 25.8 miles | View |
A3400 | Monkspath | Over Norton | 34.7 miles | View |
A4009 | Caversham | Nettlebed | 8.0 miles | View |
A4074 | Caversham, Reading | Iffley, Oxford | 22.3 miles | View |
A4095 | Bicester | Faringdon | 32.8 miles | View |
A4114 | Bladon Road | Oxford Road | 0.2 miles | View |
A4129 | Princes Risborough | Thame | 7.3 miles | View |
A4130 | Burchetts Green | Rowstock | 29.6 miles | View |
A4141 | South Hinksey | Eynsham | 7.5 miles | View |
A4142 | Headington | Heyford Hill | 4.0 miles | View |
A4144 | Peartree | Redbridge | 4.9 miles | View |
A4155 | Southcote, Reading | Bourne End | 20.7 miles | View |
A4158 | Oxford | Iffley | 2.0 miles | View |
A4165 | Oxford | Kidlington | 3.7 miles | View |
A4260 | Peartree, Oxford | Banbury | 20.6 miles | View |
A4421 | Bicester (SE) | Finmere | 8.5 miles | View |
B430 | Weston-on-the-Green | Ardley | 6.6 miles | View |
B471 | Pangbourne | Woodcote | 4.2 miles | View |
B478 | Charvil | Hatch | 1.9 miles | View |
B479 | Caversham | Benson | 13.6 miles | View |
B480 | Lower Assendon | Oxford | 21.9 miles | View |
B481 | Caversham | Cookley Green | 11.1 miles | View |
B3345 | Reading | Lower Caversham | 1.27 miles | View |
B4007 | Harcourt Hill | Harwell | 11.7 miles | View |
B4008 | Crowmarsh Gifford - Benson | Benson | 1.3 miles | View |
B4009 | Newbury | Tring(W) | 46.5 miles | View |
B4011 | near Blackthorn | Thame | 11.7 miles | View |
B4012 | Postcombe | Thame | 4.6 miles | View |
B4013 | Shillingford | Thame | 12.1 miles | View |
B4014 | Oxford | Stadhampton | 7.1 miles | View |
B4015 | Chislehampton | Clifton Hampden | 3.9 miles | View |
B4020 | Burford | Clanfield | 7.8 miles | View |
B4021 | Clanfield | Witney | 7.3 miles | View |
B4022 | Witney By Pass | Swerford | 16.2 miles | View |
B4023 | Tower Hill | High Street | 0.8 miles | View |
B4024 | Witney | Woodstock | 7.4 miles | View |
B4025 | Grove Road | Oxford Road | 0.2 miles | View |
B4026 | Over Norton (N) | Charlbury | 7.8 miles | View |
B4027 | Over Kiddington | Wheatley | 16.2 miles | View |
B4028 | Woodstock | Sturdy's Castle | 2.1 miles | View |
B4029 | Enslow | Bicester | 6.6 miles | View |
B4030 | Bicester | Enstone | 12.6 miles | View |
B4031 | Barley Mow Farm, Croughton | Swerford Heath | 12.2 miles | View |
B4035 | Banbury | Evesham | 30.7 miles | View |
B4044 | Eynsham | Botley | 4.2 miles | View |
B4047 | Asthall Barrow | Witney | 3.7 miles | View |
B4100 | Bicester | Bishop's Tachbrook | 32.5 miles | View |
B4150 | Headington Hill | Marston | 1.8 miles | View |
B4425 | Burford | Stratton | 14.1 miles | View |
B4437 | Shipton-under-Wychwood(S) | Wootton(W) | 11.8 miles | View |
B4445 | Thame | Chinnor | 4.8 miles | View |
B4449 | Bampton | Eynsham | 12.2 miles | View |
B4450 | Stow-on-the-Wold(E) | Chipping Norton | 8.9 miles | View |
B4477 | Broughton Poggs | Minster Lovell | 7.9 miles | View |
B4495 | Summertown | New Hinksey | 7.1 miles | View |
B4496 | Parkend Street | St Giles | 0.5 miles | View |
B4526 | Goring | Lackmore Wood | 4.4 miles | View |
T10 | London | Fishguard | View | |
T13 | Winchester | Preston | View | |
T35 | London | Birmingham | View | |
T42 | West of Maidenhead | Oxford | View | |
T47 | Oxford | Market Deeping | View | |
T114 | N of Oxford | S of Coventry | View |
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Turnpikes
Junctions
Bridges, Tunnels, and other Crossings