Cemeteries · West Midlands
North Leigh Cemetery
North Leigh Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Combe · 3.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
North Leigh Cemetery is a cemetery in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands of architectural and local-history note. The site is within the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB). It sits within the Bicester and Woodstock parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Combe, about 3.3 km away. Postcode area OX29.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
North Leigh is a village and civil parish about 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Witney in Oxfordshire. The parish includes the hamlet of East End and since 1932 has also included the hamlet of Wilcote. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,929.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Green Wood fort, about 1 mi south of the village in the grounds of Estell manor, is an Iron Age hill fort. The course of Akeman Street Roman road linking Cirencester with London forms part of the northern boundary of the parish. Two Roman villas have been excavated in the parish. One is about 1 mi northwest of the centre of the village and is not on display. The other, known as North Leigh Roman Villa, is about 1/2 mi north of East End. It is under the care of English Heritage and is open to the public. In 1928 the remains of eight Saxon burials from the 7th century AD were found less than 1 mi north of the centre of the village. The toponym Leigh is also Saxon, derived from the Old English…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.8203, -1.4380
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- West Oxfordshire
- Parish
- North Leigh
- Postcode
- OX29 6QJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Nearest railway station
- Combe — 3.3 km
- Official site
- www.northleigh.org
Sources
- osm: w27416017 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: North Leigh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is North Leigh Cemetery?
- North Leigh Cemetery is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX29 6QJ), in the parish of North Leigh.
- Is North Leigh Cemetery a protected site?
- Yes — North Leigh Cemetery is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to North Leigh Cemetery?
- The nearest railway station is Combe, about 3.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX29 6QJ.