Shipton under Wychwood is a village in West Oxfordshire, on the banks of the River Evenlode. It takes its name from its location in the historic forest of Wychwood. The village is established around Shipton Court, the estate of the Lacey family. The parish church of St. Mary has a tower of circa 1200-1250 and a 15th century vaulted porch. It contains a 15th century stone pulpit, a large font of the same period and a Tudor wall monument. The 15th century Shaven Crown Hotel overlooks the village green and was once a guest house run by the monks of Bruern Abbey. The village has two other pubs: The Lamb Inn and The Red Horse on the High Street. About 2 miles south-east is the farmhouse of Langley, a largely mid-19th century building on the site of a royal hunting lodge built for Henry VII to use when hunting in the Wychwood Forest. Shipton-under-Wychwood is on the Oxfordshire Way footpath, which can be used to walk westwards up the Evenlode Valley to Bruern Abbey, or eastwards down the valley to Charlbury. Shipton Cricket Club has won the ‘National Village Knockout’ twice in recent years, playing the final of this competition at Lords.
Classes
Inn
Pub and Bar
School
Wychwood C of E Primary School
Places to Stay near Shipton Under Wychwood
The Shaven Crown (0.22 miles)
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Courtlands Bed & Breakfast (0.41 miles)
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Lamb Inn (0.64 miles)
Set in the picturesque village of Shipton-under-Wychwood, The Lamb Inn is a beautiful Cotswold stone inn. The property is unlike any other, with five unique and luxurious en-suite guest rooms. A delightful restaurant and inn, with ... More | visit website
The Swan at Ascott (1.40 miles)
A quintessential Cotswolds pub and restaurant with five ensuite rooms, equidistant between Oxford and Cheltenham, right on the Oxfordshire Way with its wonderful walking, and close to picture perfect Burford. ... More
High Lodge Farm Bed & Breakfast (1.65 miles)
Dating back to the 1830s, this beautiful B&B close to the historical town of Burford in Oxfordshire, is steeped in history and is situated in the heart of the Cotswolds in 450 acres of working ... More | visit websiteBould Farm (2.63 miles)
Mill House Hotel (3.36 miles)
An oasis of tranquility dating back to the Domesday Book
For those seeking an ideal Cotswold country house experience, The Mill provides the perfect answer. Located in Kingham, named by Country Life Magazine as England's favourite ... More | visit website
Kings Head Inn & Restaurant (3.45 miles)
Tollgate Inn (3.63 miles)
A Grade II listed Georgian farmhouse dating back to 1720 and built from characteristic ... More | visit website
The Kingham Plough (3.78 miles)
The Kingham Plough is a 4* Free House, located opposite the Village Green, in Kingham mid-way between the Cotswold Market Towns of Stow on the Wold, Moreton in Marsh and ... More
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